Die Lehrausbildung genießt einen hohen Stellenwert in Österreich, rund 40 Prozent aller SchülerInnen eines Altersjahrganges entscheiden sich nach der Pflichtschule für eine Lehre. In den letzten Jahren ist allerdings der Lehrstellenmarkt zunehmend durch eine Lehrstellenlücke gekennzeichnet,...

Die Lehrausbildung genießt einen hohen Stellenwert in Österreich, rund 40 Prozent aller SchülerInnen eines Altersjahrganges entscheiden sich nach der Pflichtschule für eine Lehre. In den letzten Jahren ist allerdings der Lehrstellenmarkt zunehmend durch eine Lehrstellenlücke gekennzeichnet,...

Despite being central to government education policy in many countries, there remains considerable debate about whether resources matter for pupil outcomes. In this paper we look at this question by considering an English education policy initiative Excellence in Cities which has been a flagship...

A growing body of research highlights the importance of non-cognitive skills as determinants of young people's cognitive outcomes at school. However, little evidence exists about the effects of policies that specifically target students' non-cognitive skills as a way to improve educational...

This study reports evidence from an unusual policy intervention - The Reaching Out of School Children (ROSC) project - in Bangladesh where school grants and education allowances are offered to attract hard-to-reach children to schools comprised of a single teacher and a classroom. The operating...

We evaluate the causal effects of a program that constructed high quality girl-friendly primary schools in Burkina Faso, using a regression discontinuity design 2.5 years after the program started. We find that the program increased enrollment of all children between the ages of 5 and 12 by 20...