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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 ...

    • Parental job loss and children's school performance 

      Rege, Mari; Telle, Kjetil; Votruba, Mark (Discussion Papers;No. 517, Working paper, 2007)
      Abstract: Using Norwegian register data we estimate how children’s school performance is affected by their parents’ exposure to plant closure. Fathers’ exposure leads to a substantial decline in children’s graduation-year ...

    • 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; ...

    • 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 ...

    • Skoleresultater 2008. En kartlegging av karakterer fra grunnskoler og videregående skoler i Norge 

      Steffensen, Kjartan; Ziade, Salah E. (Rapporter;2009/23, Report, 2009)
      I denne rapporten presenterer vi en kartlegging av elever sine resultater i grunnskolen og den videregående skole i Norge skoleåret 2007/08. Dette basert på karakterstatistikk for den enkelte elev, samt opplysninger om ...

    • 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 ...

    • Why educated mothers don't make educated children? : a statistical study in the intergenerational transmission of schooling 

      Pronzato, Chiara (Discussion Papers;No. 563, Working paper, 2008)
      Abstract: More educated parents are observed to have better educated children. From a policy point of view, however, it is important to distinguish between causation and selection. Researchers trying to control for ...