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Does the housing market react to new information on school quality?
(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Papers;No. 541, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: This paper analyzes housing market reactions to the release of previously unpublished information on school quality.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 ... -
The effect of preschool on the school performance of children from immigrant families : results from an introduction of free preschool in two districts in Oslo
(Discussion Papers;631, Working paper, 2010)Two districts of Oslo started to offer five-year-old children free preschool four hours a day. We analyze the effect of this intervention on the school performance of the children from immigrant families 10 years later ... -
Financial incentives and study duration in higher education
(Discussion papers;714, Working paper, 2012-11)This paper investigates to which extent students in higher education respond to financial incentives by adjusting their study behavior. Students in Norway who completed certain graduate study programs between autumn 1990 ... -
Improving educational pathways to social mobility. Evidence from Norway’s “Reform 94”
(Discussion papers;916, Working paper, 2019-09)High school vocational education has a controversial history in the United States, largely due to a perceived tradeoff between teaching readily deployable occupational skills versus shunting mostly disadvantaged students ... -
Is universal child care leveling the playing field?
(Discussion papers;774, Working paper, 2014-03)We assess the case for universal child care programs in the context of a Norwegian reform which led to a large-scale expansion of subsidized child care. We use non-linear difference-in-differences methods to estimate the ... -
No child left behind : universal child care and children's long-run outcomes
(Discussion Papers;582, Working paper, 2009)There is a heated debate in the US and Canada, as well as in many European countries, about a move towards subsidized, universally accessible child care. At the same time, studies on universal child care and child development ... -
Pennies from heaven. Using exogenous tax variation to identify effects of school resources on pupil achievement
(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; ... -
Promoting integration of immigrants. Effects of free child care on child enrollment and parental employment
(Discussion papers;799, Working paper, 2015-02)Proficiency in the language spoken by the majority population may be crucial for the cognitive development of children from immigrant families. High-quality child care is believed to promote such language skills, and it ... -
Pupil achievement, school resources and family background
(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 ...