impact of giving parents objective information about children's academic achievement. Releasing test scores leads to more … modest perceptions of academic achievement and reduced school satisfaction. The use of private tutoring is increased, while … extracurricular activities are reduced. Examining the underlying mechanisms, we show that is it public-school parents and parents of …

and state-dependent private schools in Catalonia (Spain) are more reluctant to interact with single parents than with … heterosexual couples. We conduct a field experiment during the children's pre-registration period. We create three types of … fictitious families (heterosexual couple, single mother, and single father) and send e-mails to schools in which the family …