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    • Does Management Matter in Schools 

      Bloom, Nicholas; Lemos, Renata; Sadun, Raffaella; Van Reenen, John (National Bureau of Economic Research, 2014-11)
      The paper collects data on operations, targets and human resources management practices in over 1,800 schools educating 15-year-olds in eight countries. Overall, we show that higher management quality is strongly associated ...
    • Estado del arte : escolaridad primaria y jornada escolar en el contexto internacional. Estudio de casos en Europa y América Latina 

      IIPE. Instituto Internacional de Planificación de la Educación; México. Secretaría de Educación Pública (IIPE, 2010-06)
      Describe las características centrales de la jornada escolar y de las políticas orientadas a su extensión, reducción o re-organización en escuelas estatales de nivel primario en una selección de países de Europa y de América ...
    • Global Teacher Status Index 2018 

      Dolton, Peter; Marcenaro, Oscar; Vries, Robert de; She, Po-Wen (Varkey Foundation, 2018)
      This Global Teacher Status Index survey in 2018 (GTSI 2018) went to 35 countries (instead of 21 countries as in 2013) and administered a questionnaire to over 1,000 members of the public in each country. Specifically, they ...
    • Parental Leave Policies and Socio-Economic Gaps in Child Development : Evidence from a Substantial Benefit Reform Using Administrative Data 

      Huebener, Mathias; Kühnle, Daniel; Spieß, C. Khatarina (IZA. Institute of Labor Economics, 2018-08)
      This paper examines the effects of substantial changes in paid parental leave on child development and socio-economic development gaps. The authors exploit a German reform from 2007 that both expanded paid leave in the ...
    • Returns To ITC Skills 

      Falck, Oliver; Heimisch, Alexandra; Wiederhold, Simon (OECD, 2016-05)
      How important is mastering information and communication technologies (ICT) in modern labour markets? The authors present the first evidence on this question, drawing on unique data that provide internationally comparable ...