Raising labor productivity is recognized as a critical factor for increasing economic growth and reducing poverty levels in Latin America. Low levels of education continue to be singled out as the main obstacle to higher productivity in the region. We examine the scope for education to lift...

Aufgrund der schlechten Ergebnisse der deutschen Schüler bei den internationalen Vergleichsstudien ist eine breite Diskussion über das deutsche Bildungssystem entstanden, und erste Schulreformen wurden in die Wege geleitet. Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka, Präsidentin der Kultusministerkonferenz,...

Education policy holds the promise of breaking the strong ties between family background and socio-economic position by providing publicly accessible education for children of all backgrounds. However, the education system may also perpetuate social inequalities if well-off families are able to...

This paper examines the effect of labor market opportunities on schoolingemployment decisions in 12 urban areas in Argentina over 12 years, emphasizing the recession/crisis years 1998-2002. Over 'typical' years deteriorating job rates increase the probability of attending school and decrease the...

This paper studies the effects of open-enrolment on student performance in the context of an admission reform in Stockholm. Before 2000, students had priority to the public upper secondary school situated closest to where they lived, but from the fall of 2000 and onwards, admission is based on...

The economic returns to education in transition countries have been extensively evaluated in the literature. The present study contributes to this literature by estimating the returns to education in Georgia during the last transition period 2000-04. We find very low returns to education in...

Die Patentanmeldungen der deutschen Industrie im Ausland bleiben seit Jahren hinter den Aktivitäten der Konkurrenten aus den USA und Japan zurück. In der Strukturberichterstattung 1995 hat das ifo Institut nach Erklärungen für diese unbefriedigende Entwicklung gesucht. Der vorliegende...