We examine whether the sorting of differently achieving students into differently sized classes results in a regressive or compensatory pattern of class sizes for a sample of national school systems. Sorting effects are identified by subtracting the causal effect of class size on performance...

School choice research mostly focuses on academic outcomes. Policymakers increasingly view entrepreneurial traits as a non-cognitive outcome important for economic growth. We use international PISA-2006 student-level data to estimate the effect of private-school competition on students'...

Cover -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- I Introduction -- 1 Arguments for and against Policies to Promote National Champions -- II Analyses in Dynamic Settings -- 2 Some Thoughts on Industrial Policy and Growth -- 3 National Champions and Economic Growth -- 4...

Die mit der Coronakrise einhergehende Verschlechterung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Lage führt zu deutlichen Abwärtskorrekturen der Steuereinnahmen im gesamten Prognosezeitraum. Staatliche Maßnahmen verstärken diesen Effekt im aktuellen Jahr zusätzlich.