IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9563

Initial Conditions Matter: Social Capital and Participatory Development

Lisa A. Cameron, Susan Olivia, Manisha Shah

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9562

Girls' Schooling Choices and Home Production: Evidence from Pakistan

Hugo Reis

published in: International Economic Review, 2020, 61 (2), 783-819

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9561

Fighting Corruption in Education: What Works and Who Benefits?

Oana Borcan, Mikael Lindahl, Andreea Mitrut

published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2017, 9 (1), 180-209

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9560

Informal Fee Elimination and Student Performance: Evidence from The Gambia

Leanne Giordono, Todd Pugatch

published as 'Non-tuition Costs, School Access and Student Performance: Evidence from the Gambia' in: Journal of African Economies, 2017, 26 (2), 140-168.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9559

Test Scores, Noncognitive Skills and Economic Growth

Pau Balart, Matthijs Oosterveen, Dinand Webbink

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2018, 63, 134-153

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9558

Are Student Absences Worth the Worry in U.S. Primary Schools?

Seth Gershenson, Alison Jacknowitz, Andrew Brannegan

published in: Education Finance and Policy, 2017, 12(2): 137-165.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9557

The Moderating Effect of Higher Education on Intergenerational Spatial Inequality

Elise de Vuijst, Maarten van Ham, Reinout Kleinhans

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9556

Modeling the Effects of Grade Retention in High School

Stijn Baert, Bart Cockx, Matteo Picchio

revised version published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2019, 34 (3), 403 - 424

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9555

Economic Gains for U.S. States from Educational Reform

Eric A. Hanushek, Jens Ruhose, Ludger Woessmann

published in: Journal of Human Capital, 2017, 11 (4), 447-486

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9554

The Impact of Teacher Demographic Representation on Student Attendance and Suspensions

Stephen B. Holt, Seth Gershenson

published in: Policy Studies Journal, 2019, 47(4), 1063-1093.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9553

Regression Discontinuity Designs Based on Population Thresholds: Pitfalls and Solutions

Andrew C. Eggers, Ronny Freier, Veronica Grembi, Tommaso Nannicini

published in: American Journal of Political Science, 2018, 62 (1), 210-229

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9552

Same Program, Different Outcomes: Understanding Differential Effects from Access to Free, High-Quality Early Care

Juan Chaparro, Aaron Sojourner

published as 'Differential effects from access to high-quality early care' in: In A.J. Reynolds, J.A. Temple (eds.): Sustaining Early Childhood Learning Gains, Cambridge, 2019

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9551

State Dependence in Welfare Benefits in a Non-Welfare Context

Sinem H. Ayhan, Selin Pelek

published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2020, 66 (3), 711-735

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9550

The Impact of Family Friendly Policies in Spain and their Use throughout the Business Cycle

Sara de la Rica, Lucía Gorjón

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9549

Disability Benefit Generosity and Labor Force Withdrawal

Kathleen Mullen, Stefan Staubli

revised version published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2016, 143, 49-63

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9548