This article develops a theoretical framework to analyze the rise and spread of global public policy. After an introduction to the background of sociological institutionalism, it first elaborates on the role and functions of international organizations, identifying instruments by which these can...

How do international organisations (IOs) influence domestic policymaking? In the field of educational policy, IOs increasingly play an important role in shaping national debates and policies. Comparative studies as conducted by the OECD, for example, reveal strengths and weaknesses of individual...

An increasing international applicability of a given type of education encourages students to invest more effort when studying. Governments, on the other hand, face an incentive to divert the provision of public education away from internationally applicable education toward country-specific...

This paper employs a dynamic framework to compare the effects of alternative government activities on convergence of industrialized economies to the technology frontier. The government's Instruments include facilitating private investment and education policy. The latter enhances skills of...

Nicht erst seit der Pisa-Studie ist das bundesdeutsche Bildungssystem in der Diskussion. Aus ökonomischer Sicht interessiert die Möglichkeit einer gleichzeitigen Verwirklichung von Wachstums- und Verteilungszielen durch das öffentliche Bildungssystem. Welche Politikkonfl ikte lassen sich bei...