The paper estimates the correlates of student performance across countries using student-level data from the PISA-2000 study. There is a substantial relationship of international student performance in math, science, and reading with institutional features. In particular, there are positive...

The long run prosperity of nations is directly related to the skills of their population. The relevant cognitive skills – the “knowledge capital” of a nation - can be measured well by international math and science tests. The consideration of knowledge capital can completely account for...

Mikroökonometrische Schätzungen anhand internationaler Schülerleistungstests zeigen, dass das Ausmaß, in dem Schülerleistungen mit dem familiären Hintergrund variieren, international sehr unterschiedlich ist. So weisen etwa Frankreich und Kanada wesentlich ausgeglichenere Bildungschancen...

We estimate the relationship between computers and students' educational achievement in the international student-level PISA database. Bivariate analyses show a positive correlation between achievement and computer availability both at home and at school. However, once we control extensively for...

This paper develops empirical growth models suitable for dual economies, and studies the relationship between structural change and economic growth. Changes in the structure of employment will raise aggregate productivity when the marginal product of labour varies across sectors. The models in...