The existence of a rigid cutoff date which determines when children start primary school creates a large heterogeneity … Catalonia to show that: (1) relatively younger children do significantly worse both in tests administered at the school level … the academic track in secondary school less often. (4) Younger children are more frequently diagnosed with learning …

The great majority of studies on the effect of school quality on academic outcomes do not take account of changes in … student choices concerning effort if school quality, e.g. class size, changes. We show that empirical estimates of the "total …" effect of changes in school quality could be quite different from the "partial" effect holding other inputs (including …

This paper studies the effects of school reform in Chile, which adopted a nationwide school voucher program along with … school decentralization reforms in 1981. Since then, Chile has had a relatively unregulated, competitive market in primary … and secondary education. It therefore provides a unique setting in which to study how these reforms affected school …

portion of pay on student outcomes. In the US, the number of school districts adopting such performancebased financial …

the income tax system. Increased international interest in ICL validates an examination of its costs and benefits relative …