Argentina over 12 years, emphasizing the recession/crisis years 1998-2002. Over "typical" years deteriorating job rates increase … the probability of attending school and decrease the probability of combining work and school, particularly for boys; the … probability of being in school for secondary school children was about 6 percent higher in 2002 than in 1998. These estimates …

driving the returns to schooling, which increased significantly in Argentina from 1992 to 2002. "--World Bank web site …

primary school in two Latin American countries, Argentina and Colombia, as well as several comparison countries. The database …"This paper estimates the relationship between family background, school characteristics, and student achievement in …,300 students in Argentina and 5,131 students in Colombia. The emerging general pattern of results is that educational performance …

School autonomy and parental participation both influence learning. Autonomy raises the rent available at the school …