This paper tries to investigate educational preferences of parents over their child's education using survey data from … examine the presence of gender bias in preference pattern of parents. Our results document that in addition to educational and … income status of parents' autonomy enjoyed by female in the family and dowry being exchanged at the time of parents' own …

schools in Germany. Based on a pre-study, we compare the effectiveness of (i) a medal (ii) a letter of praise to the parents …-economic background. While they constitute a potentially cost-effective and easily implementable method of motivation in Non-High Schools …, predetermined non-monetary incentives crowd out intrinsic motivation for pupils in High Schools. In contrast, the endogenous choice …

institutional changes in schooling systems. The introduction of standardized student tests and of incentives for schools and …. Identification is based on within-country variation between PISA 2000 and PISA 2009. The results indicate that comparing schools by … performance of a schooling system. The discussion provides possible explanations for these ambiguous findings. -- Education …

unique survey of students across classrooms and schools and among those randomly assigned to class. We find a strong …

, teachers, leaders, parents, community and interacts with content, resources and societal progress have important implications … on student outcomes. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) public education system experienced system wide governance … incorporating the structural breaks to estimate the impact of school age on student achievement by dividing the ACT public schools …

unique survey of students across classrooms and schools and among those randomly assigned to class. We find a strong …

Benjamin W. Arold prepared this study while he was working at the Center for Economics of Education at the ifo … the classroom and beyond. Chapter 2 demonstrates that the abolishment of compulsory religious education in Germany does … children and participating in the labor market. Chapter 3 provides evidence that the content of science education standards in …

institutional changes in schooling systems. The introduction of standardized student tests and of incentives for schools and …. Identification is based on within-country variation between PISA 2000 and PISA 2009. The results indicate that comparing schools by …

We study the long-run effects of income inequality within adolescent peer compositions in schools. We propose a …