“...The change to the minimum school-leaving age in the United Kingdom from 14 to 15 had a powerful and immediate effect that redirected almost half the population...”

“...Many social scientists presume that the quality of the neighborhood to which children are exposed affects a variety of long-run social outcomes. I examine the...”

“...This article takes stock of where the field of behavioral science applied to education policy seems to be at, which avenues seem promising and which ones seem...”

“...Growing concerns about low awareness and take-up rates for government support programs like college financial aid have spurred calls to simplify the...”

“...Recent research suggests that the college application process itself prevents access. This paper reports results from a school‐based experiment in which...”

“...Holzer and Baum's recent book, "Making College Work: Pathways to Success for Disadvantaged Students," provides an excellent up-to-date review of higher...”

“...We take a closer look at what can be learned about charter schools by pooling data from lottery-based impact estimates of the effect of charter school...”

“...Using data from the "Monitoring the Future" surveys, this paper shows that from the 1980s to the 2000s, the mode of girls' high school GPA distribution has...”

“...Many wonder whether teacher gender plays an important role in higher education by influencing student achievement and subject interest. The data used in this...”

“...Behavioural economics incorporates ideas from psychology, sociology and neuroscience to better predict how individuals make long-term decisions. Often the...”