In 2001, the Swedish system of student aid for college students was substantially reformed; the grant-share of the … total aid was increased, students were allowed to earn more without a reduction in student aid, and the repayment schedule … efficiency, measured as the number of credit points achieved each semester. We use all program students with a first registration …

This study investigates the importance of gender and ethnic interactions among teachers and students for school … comprehensive national tests. The analysis is based on data on grade 9 students (age 16) from Sweden. I find that a student is …. Correspondingly, ethnic minority students, on average, obtain better test scores in Mathematics, when the share of ethnic minority …

In this paper we explore the composition of students, the study length towards diploma, and examine the likelihood of … female university students in Sweden has children. In Sweden as in many other countries enrollment periods have been … achievement we find that students with children seem to be somewhat more efficient in their studies among those who have graduated …

We propose an incentive pay scheme for educators that links educator compensation to the ranks of their students within … optimal levels of effort to all students. Because this scheme employs only ordinal information, our scheme allows education …