This dissertation consists of four distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of the economics of education …

This paper uses Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) data linked to administrative data to track the … education. While men with low skills out-earn their higher-skilled counterparts when they are very young, their earnings are …

In this article, we document the evolution of the cognitive skills gap across Canada. We use PISA tests scores over 7 … PISA scores, in reading, maths and science, are large but unwavering. In other words inequality by SES is stable, and …

In 2000, the OECD began the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a triennial survey of the knowledge … because education policy is decided by each of ten provincial governments. This paper investigates neglected issues related … PISA test scores in reading and math. The SES used is more conventional then the arbitrary character of the index developed …

account current inequalities in education across the country and the impact of school interruptions on the accumulation of … cognitive skills. In this article, we document the evolution of the cognitive skills gap across Canada using PISA data. We use … PISA tests scores over 7 cycles, from 2000 to 2018, to provide an exhaustive portrait of the evolution of the tests scores …

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 …

education vanishes for males once we control for additional characteristics such as occupations, professional Internet use and …