This study was prepared by Annika B. Bergbauer while she was working at the Ifo Center for the Economics of Education … paper relates education measures to economic development. The following three papers contribute to the understanding of …

. Sorting widens achievement gaps between high- and low-admission score students. High-scorers having access to better teachers …

. Sorting widens achievement gaps between high- and low-admission score students. High-scorers having access to better teachers …

education they receive. School enrollment rates have increased dramatically in developing counties since 1960, but many children … of education and other policies on the quantity and quality of education obtained by children in developing countries …

teacher value-added estimates are typically 25% to more than 50% larger for teachers serving initially higher performing … students compared to teachers with initially lower performing students. In addition, some differences are detected even when … compute teacher value-added. Finally, the paper offers a policy simulation which demonstrates that teachers who face students …