were 0.2 sd higher in public schools. We find evidence of an education multiplier: test scores in private schools were also … 0.2 sd higher in treated markets. Consistent with standard models of product differentiation, the education multiplier …

This paper demonstrates how a natural experiment in education can be used to estimate causal effects. The Swedish … compulsory school reform extended basic education gradually across cohorts and municipalities, allowing for a difference …-economic backgrounds with better opportunities in life. Not only did they attain higher levels of education - they also earned higher …

A key higher education policy question is about the financing of this sector. Who, why and how higher education should … and professors have voiced their demands for greater funding. This document advocates the need for shared higher education … econometric calculations of the respective benefits generated by tertiary education, with approximately one half of the total …

to remedy. We also show that cognitive ability is not the only determinant of education, labor market outcomes and …

This paper provides original empirical evidence on the evolution of education inequality for all Latin American … and opportunities across the population, including inequality in years of education, gaps in school enrollment, wage skill … terms of both the assessment of the equity of the education expansion and its impact on the income distribution. In …