Munich. It consists of four distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of how school curricula affect students in …-stakes occupational choices. Chapter 4 exemplifies that school curricula reforms can also have unintended consequences by showing that a … 5 highlights the fundamental role teachers, the transmitters of educational content in school, play in the formation of …

. However, the political manipulation of the school curricula can give rise to indoctrination effects with counterproductive … and labour market outcomes in Poland. We document that the reduction of Marxist-Leninist indoctrination in school … curriculum after 1954 exerted long-lasting beneficial effects. Unlike in East Germany, the school reform after the fall of …

. However, the political manipulation of the school curricula can give rise to indoctrination effects with counterproductive … and labour market outcomes in Poland. We document that the reduction of Marxist-Leninist indoctrination in school … curriculum after 1954 exerted long-lasting beneficial effects. Unlike in East Germany, the school reform after the fall of …

Does relaxing strict school discipline improve student achievement, or lead to classroom disorder? We study a 2012 … are associated with improvements in school culture, as measured by the quality of student-teacher relationships and … perceptions of safety at school. We find no evidence of trade-offs between students, with students benefiting even if they were …