Considerable effort has been exercised in the construction of school achievement tests that provide international comparability of results. One of the most widely accepted studies for international comparison of student achievement is PISA. Argentina, Chile and Mexico mean score in language was...

The aim of this paper is to shed light on the Economics of Private Tutoring as the most visible and extended manifestation in Argentina of the existence of a shadow education market affecting the admission chances of candidates at Universities. The conceptual tenets of shadow education emerged...