Using unique data from Hungary, we assess the gap in standardized test scores between Roma and non-Roma students and … mechanisms: first, the home environment of Roma children is less favorable for their cognitive development; second, Roma children …-quality education is also strongly related to social differences, Roma students seem to face additional disadvantages as subjects of …

This paper documents and decomposes the test score gap between Roma and non-Roma 8th graders in Hungary in 2006. Our … entirely accounted for by differences in parental education and income. -- test score gap ; Roma minority ; Hungary …

We study the effect of residential segregation on fertility for the socially excluded and marginalized Roma ethnic … minority. Using original survey data we collected in Serbia, we investigate whether fertility differs between ethnically … homogeneous and mixed neighbor- hoods. Our results show that Roma in less segregated areas tend to have significantly fewer …

– targeting the socially excluded and marginalized Roma ethnic minority in Serbia. By using first-hand collected data, we find …This paper investigates the effects of a remedial education programme –the Roma Teaching Assistant Programme … evidence that children exposed to the programme went more to school. We do not find an effect on dropouts or marks for all …