from PISA. Changes in achievement are estimated using IRT models and random draws of test items. Results describe an …

(1995-2019) across Muslim countries but not other countries. Results are confirmed in a panel of PISA test scores (2003 …

This dissertation consists of four distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of the economics of education …

This paper uses Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) data linked to administrative data to track the … education. While men with low skills out-earn their higher-skilled counterparts when they are very young, their earnings are …

Study (TIMSS), the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), and the Progress in International Reading Literacy …

Israel’s education system is complicated by multiple streams at the primary and secondary levels and by military … conscription. Population growth and economic expansion have brought a massive increase in demand for all levels of education … of compulsory education. As in other socio-economic spheres, there are significant gaps between Arab-Israelis and the …

Despite progress over the past decades, Greece?s educational indicators lag behind those of other OECD countries. PISA … scores are low, a large number of tertiary students study abroad, and attainment rates are low at all levels of education …. Resources devoted to education are also modest. Participation in early childhood education and care is particularly low …

The Australian education system fares well in international comparison with regards to PISA test scores and the higher … education system attracts an increasing number of foreign students. Vocational education and training (VET) is an important part … of the post–secondary education system, equipping individuals with the skills to enter or re–enter the labour force and …