prevalence in India prior to a nationwide eradication program in the 1950s. We find that the program led to modest increases in …

India prior to a nationwide eradication program in the 1950s. Malaria eradication resulted in gains in literacy and primary … school completion rates of approximately 12 percentage points. These estimates imply that the eradication of malaria can …

offer evidence from India that higher returns to primary education increase schooling and decrease idleness but have a …

This paper analyzes the impact of longer school schedules on children's 2nd grade reading comprehension skills in Chile … choose full-day schools, and after controlling for selection, longer school schedules lead to an increase of 0.14 standard …) and urban schools, and among girls. We also find that the benefits of longer school days accumulate over time. …

This paper analyzes the impact of longer school schedules on children's 2nd grade reading comprehension skills in Chile … choose full-day schools, and after controlling for selection, longer school schedules lead to an increase of 0.14 standard …) and urban schools, and among girls. We also find that the benefits of longer school days accumulate over time …

language classes in compulsory school on students' subsequent educational choices in upper secondary school. Using … more foreign language classes during compulsory school has only minor effects on educational choices of the overall student … pronounced for students who do not speak at home the school's language of instruction. Finally, we find that female students who …