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    • A theory-based measure of the output of the education sector 

      Ervik, Astrid Oline; Holmøy, Erling; Hægeland, Torbjørn (Discussion Papers;No. 353, Working paper, 2003)
      Abstract: The paper estimates the output of the Norwegian higher education sector based on a modification of the methodology introduced by Jorgenson and Fraumeni (JF) (1989). JF measure output in the education sector by ...

    • Causal effects of paternity on children and parents 

      Cools, Sara; Fiva, Jon Hernes; Kirkebøen, Lars Johannessen (Discussion Papers;No. 657, Working paper, 2011)
      Abstract: In this paper we use a parental leave reform directed towards fathers to identify the causal effects of paternity leave on children's and parents' outcomes. We document that paternity leave causes fathers to ...

    • Does the housing market react to new information on school quality? 

      Fiva, Jon Hernes; Kirkebøen, Lars Johannessen (Discussion Papers;No. 541, Working paper, 2008)
      Abstract: This paper analyzes housing market reactions to the release of previously unpublished information on school quality. Using the sharp discontinuity in the information environment allows us to study price changes ...

    • Education and cancer risk 

      Leuven, Edwin; Plug, Erik; Rønning, Marte (Discussion papers;777, Working paper, 2014-04)
      There exists a strong educational gradient in cancer risk, which has been documented in a wide range of populations. Yet relatively little is known about the extent to which education is causally linked to cancer incidence ...

    • Homework assignment and student achievement in OECD countries 

      Falch, Torberg; Rønning, Marte (Discussion papers;711, Working paper, 2012-10)
      This paper analyzes the effect of assigning homework on student achievement using data from 16 OECD countries that participated in TIMSS 2007. The model exploits withinstudent variation in homework across subjects in a ...

    • Is the relationship between schooling and disability pension receipt causal? 

      Galloway, Taryn Ann; Brinch, Christian N. (Discussion papers;748, Working paper, 2013-06)
      We examine the potential causal effect of years of schooling on the use of public disability pensions by studying the extension of compulsory schooling introduced in Norway in the 1960s. Simple regressions of disability ...

    • Pennies from heaven. Using exogenous tax variation to identify effects of school resources on pupil achievement 

      Hægeland, Torbjørn; Raaum, Oddbjørn; Salvanes, Kjell G. (Discussion Papers;No. 508, Working paper, 2007)
      Abstract: Despite important policy implications associated with the allocation of education resources, evidence on the effectiveness of school inputs remains inconclusive. In part, this is due to endogenous allocation; ...

    • Primary schooling in Zambia squeezed at community and household level 

      Belsby, Liv; Wold, Bjørn K. Getz (Discussion Papers;No. 191, Working paper, 1997)
      A part of the current economic reform program in Zambia, is to increase standard, efficiency and equity in the primary school sector. This paper studies primary school attendance. A logistic regression analysis is used to ...

    • Pupil achievement, school resources and family background 

      Hægeland, Torbjørn; Raaum, Oddbjørn; Salvanes, Kjell G. (Discussion Papers;No. 397, Working paper, 2004)
      Whether increasing resource use in schools has a positive effect on pupil performance has occupied governments, parents and researchers for decades. A main challenge when trying to answer this question is to separate the ...

    • Should economists listen to educational psychologists? Some economics of student motivation 

      Donze, Jocelyn; Gunnes, Trude (Discussion Papers;No. 662, Working paper, 2011)
      Abstract: This paper sheds light on the role of student motivation in the success of schooling. We develop a model in which a teacher engages in the management of student motivation through the choice of the classroom ...

    • The effects of an upper secondary education reform on theattainment of immigrant youth 

      Brinch, Christian N.; Bratsberg, Bernt; Raaum, Oddbjørn (Discussion Papers;No. 528, Working paper, 2008)
      Abstract: The national Norwegian school reform of 1994, which gave statutory right to at least three years of upper secondary education, had a significant impact on educational attainment among immigrant youth. In particular, ...

    • Who benefits from homework assignments? 

      Rønning, Marte (Discussion Papers;No. 566, Working paper, 2008)
      Abstract: Using Dutch data on pupils in elementary school this paper is the first empirical study that analyzes whether assigning homework has an heterogeneous impact on pupil achievement. Addressing potential biases that ...

    • Why children of college graduates outperform their schoolmates : a study of cousins and adoptees 

      Hægeland, Torbjørn; Kirkebøen, Lars Johannessen; Raaum, Oddbjørn; Salvanes, Kjell G. (Discussion papers;No. 628, Working paper, 2010)
      Abstract: There is massive cross-sectional evidence that children of more educated parents outperform their schoolmates on tests, grade repetition and in educational attainment. However, evidence for causal interpretation ...