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    • Econometric Methods for Causal Evaluation of Education Policies and Practices : A Non-Technical Guide 

      Schlotter, Martin; Schwerdt, Guido; Woessmann, Ludger (University of Bonn. Institute for the Study of Labor, 2010-01)
      Education policy-makers and practitioners want to know which policies and practices can best achieve their goals. But research that can inform evidence-based policy often requires complex methods to distinguish causation ...
    • Returns to Skills Around the World : Evidence from PIAAC 

      Hanushek, Eric A.; Schwerdt, Guido; Wiederhold, Simon; Woessmann, Ludger (OECD, 2013-12)
      Existing estimates of the labor-market returns to human capital give a distorted picture of the role of skills across different economies. International comparisons of earnings analyses rely almost exclusively on school ...