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School choice around the world ... and the lessons we can learn
Dixon, Pauline (ed., contributor);  … - Institute of Economic Affairs <London> - 2019
contexts, whether it be Free Schools in the UK, voucher systems in Sweden or private-proprietor schools for low-income families … in Liberia. Everywhere experience suggests that parents are 'active choosers': they make rational and considered …
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A researcher's guide to the Swedish compulsory school reform
Holmlund, Helena - 2020
This paper demonstrates how a natural experiment in education can be used to estimate causal effects. The Swedish compulsory school reform extended basic education gradually across cohorts and municipalities, allowing for a difference-in-differences analysis. The paper summarizes the literature...
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Unpacking the impact of voucher schools : evidence from Sweden
Edmark, Karin; Hussain, Iftikhar; Haelermans, Carla - 2024
tracks for adolescents. The setting for this paper is the period of rapid expansion of voucher schools in Sweden. Exploiting …
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Independent schools and long-run educational outcomes : evidence from Sweden's large scale voucher reform
Böhlmark, Anders; Lindahl, Mikael - 2012
compulsory level by assessing a radical voucher reform that was implemented in Sweden in 1992. Starting from a situation where … than a marginal phenomenon in Sweden. We do not find positive effects on school expenditures. Hence, the educational …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009571268
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The sooner the better? : compulsory schooling reforms in Sweden
Fischer, Martin; Karlsson, Martin; Nilsson, Therese; … - 2016
This paper evaluates the impact on earnings, pensions, and other labor market outcomes of two parallel educational reforms increasing instructional time in Swedish primary school. The reforms extended the compulsory years of schooling from 6 to 7 years and the annual term length from 34.5/36.5...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011595190
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The Sooner the Better? Compulsory Schooling Reforms in Sweden
Fischer, Martin - 2017
This paper evaluates the impact on earnings, pensions, and other labor market outcomes of two parallel educational reforms increasing instructional time in Swedish primary school. The reforms extended the compulsory years of schooling from 6 to 7 years and the annual term length from 34.5/36.5...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012966820
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Strengthening teachers in disadvantaged schools : evidence from an intervention in Sweden's poorest city districts
Hall, Caroline King Barnard; Lundin, Martin; Sibbmark, … - 2018
") targeted at ten poorly performing lower secondary schools in Sweden's most disadvantaged city districts. The aim of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011951949
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The effect of education policy on crime : an intergenerational perspective
Meghir, Costas; Palme, Mårten; Schnabel, Marieke - 2011
implementation across Sweden. We first show that the reform reduced crime rates for the generation directly affected by the reform …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009378455
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The effect of education policy on crime : an intergenerational perspective
Meghir, Costas; Palme, Mårten; Schnabel, Marieke - 2011
implementation across Sweden. We first show that the reform reduced crime rates for the generation directly affected by the reform …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009521196
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The Effect of Education Policy on Crime : An Intergenerational Perspective
Meghir, Costas - 2011
implementation across Sweden. We first show that the reform reduced crime rates for the generation directly affected by the reform …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013117844