specifically good match with their children. I investigate the effect of attending a preferred school on student achievement in … school of choice increases student achievement compared to an institution with lower parental preference but same value … assignment which awards school offer based on admission priority, residential distance, and parental preference. I compare …

most-preferred school versus an institution ranked lower increases achievement by 0.10 SD beyond school value-added among …I show that parents select schools by considering attributes of the student-school match that improve the learning … outcomes beyond average school quality. Using the centralized algorithm for offers to primary school in London, I compare the …

We investigate the impact of attending a free school in England - that is, a new start-up school that enjoys … excuse" school mostly benefits boys, while the "classical liberal" school mainly benefits White British and non-poor students …. Both schools similarly reduce student absences and school mobility. Peer quality, teacher characteristics, and inspectorate …

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 …

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 …

which combined the two lower secondary school tracks, sometimes additionally offering the possibility to acquire a … significantly improves students’ reading achievement. Lower-performing student groups – boys, students born abroad, and students … school degree, attending the most academic track, or repeating a grade. …

Munich. It consists of four distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of how school curricula affect students in …-stakes occupational choices. Chapter 4 exemplifies that school curricula reforms can also have unintended consequences by showing that a … reform of education standards in math and English has negative spillovers on student achievement in science. Finally, Chapter …