This paper uses newly available Chinese micro data to estimate the return to college education for late 20th century China when allowing for heterogeneous returns among individuals selecting into schooling based on these differences. We use recently developed semiparametric methods to identify...

This paper uses factor models to identify and estimate distributions of counterfactuals. We extend LISREL frameworks to a dynamic treatment effect setting, extending matching to account for unobserved conditioning variables. Using these models, we can identify all pairwise and joint treatment...

This study reports evidence from an unusual policy intervention - The Reaching Out of School Children (ROSC) project - in Bangladesh where school grants and education allowances are offered to attract hard-to-reach children to schools comprised of a single teacher and a classroom. The operating...

Kenntnisse und Chancen der Kinder sind nach Schulschließungen und Distanzunterricht so ungleich wie nie. Zusatzunterricht, Wiederholung von Schuljahren, Reduktion des Stoffs: Es gibt keine einfache Lösung für die Schule nach Corona - die Folgen jedes Weges sollten bedacht werden. Maßstab der...