This paper attempts to assess outcomes of school system decentralization in Poland. National examination results are analyzed using the value-added model of teaching quality. Variation in decentralized spending is related to estimates of achievement growth. Exploring exam results for three...

In many countries, individuals are admitted to university based entirely on their scores on standardized tests or admission exams. Candidates from traditionally disadvantaged subgroups typically attain lower scores on these exams than the rest of the population and as a result are denied...

Nowadays, public policies represent the most adequate instrument of action in view to achieve the public interest, no matter we talk about European, national or local level. The rational approach of public policies, representing the topic of the current publication, is or should be a steady...

The mechanism for correcting the innovation institutions in Russia and Ukraine, which follows from the game model, is proposed. History of origins of innovation institutions in Russia and Ukraine is described. The necessary conditions for the innovator and the company are obtained. The markers...

We address the challenge of designing performance-based incentive schemes for schoolteachers. When teachers specialize in different subjects in a society with social prejudice, performance-based pay that depends on the average of student performance can cause teachers to coordinate their effort...

Student loan servicers play a critical and underappreciated role in federal student oan programs. The federal government contracts out to servicers an array of many of the most critical functions related to student loan repayment, including account management, payment processing, and the...

Resistance to reform that reduces heavy government intervention in the management of higher education institutions is commonly observed specifically around Continental Europe. We offer a theoretical argument involving externalities, using a model that is similar to Chamley's (1999)...