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March 5, 2009

The effect of early tracking on participation in higher education

Early tracking has a detrimental effect on enrollment in and completion of higher education for pupils with a mavo advice.

December 18, 2008

Did the 2006 covenants reduce school dropout in the Netherlands?

Early school-leaving is considered to be one of the major problems in Dutch education.

November 13, 2008

Why are criminals less educated than non-criminals? Evidence from a cohort of young Australian twins

Arrests at young age reduce human capital formation.

November 13, 2008

The effect of childhood conduct disorder on human capital

Childhood mental health problems have high human and financial costs for families and society at large.

April 16, 2008

Skill gaps in the EU: role for education and training policies

Skill gaps are widely seen as a problem that lowers aggregate productivity growth.

April 2, 2008

Does education reduce the probability of being overweight?

Women, educated or not, eat too much candy.

March 17, 2008

Raising teacher supply: An assessment of three options for increasing wages

This paper qualitatively assesses the impact of three options for increasing teaching wages on teacher supply in the medium term

February 21, 2008

Essay voor de Parlementair Onderzoekscommissie Onderwijshervormingen

This document is in Dutch, there is no English translation.

June 28, 2007

Do school inspections improve primary school performance?

Inspectors from the Dutch Inspectorate of Education inspect primary schools, write inspection reports on each inspected school, and make recommendations as to how each school can improve.

June 25, 2007

‘Excellentie voor Productiviteit?’

This report surveys the recent literature on human capital and productivity.