Suspension from school is a commonly-used, yet controversial, school disciplinary measure. This paper uses unique … may continue to play a role in school discipline without harming the educational prospects of those sanctioned. …

Munich. It consists of four distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of how school curricula affect students in … not only affect religiosity and gender role attitudes, but also affects the high-stakes choices of getting married, having …-stakes occupational choices. Chapter 4 exemplifies that school curricula reforms can also have unintended consequences by showing that a …

discontinuity design around the school enrollment cutoff and an instrumental variable approach I show that children's schooling … schooling of the oldest child in a migrant household affects parents' integration. My analysis links administrative records on … primary school enrollment cutoff dates with micro data from the German Socioeconomic Panel (SOEP). Using a regression …

on unobservables. -- secondary school choice ; school quality ; instrumental variable estimation ; selection on …This paper studies the effect of attending a high-quality secondary school on subsequent educational outcomes. The … secondary school choice (between ages 10-12) and later when they self-report on their intentions with regard to their further …