Report NEP-EDU-2026-07-20

This is the archive for NEP-EDU, a report on new working papers in the area of Education. Nadia Simoes issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

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• D. Sonedda & M. Matranga & G. Vernasca & M. Rossi & F. Figari, 2026, "Levelling up? The Role of Need and Merit Based University Grants in Non-Selective Higher Education," Working Paper CRENoS, Centre for North South Economic Research, University of Cagliari and Sassari, Sardinia, number 202611.
• Ichino, Andrea & Mealli, Fabrizia & Viviens, Javier, 2025, "Do Test Scores Help Teachers Give Better Track Advice to Students? A Principal Stratification Analysis," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 20838, Nov.
• Manuel Arellano & Orazio Attanasio & Margherita Borella & Mariacristina De Nardi & Gonzalo Paz-Pardo, 2026, "Subjective Earnings and Employment Dynamics," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University, number 2509, Mar.
• Jia, Ruixue & Khanna, Gaurav & Li, Hongbin & Xu, Yuli, 2025, "The Ripple Effects of China’s College Expansion on American Universities," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 20772, Oct.
• Mark Rosenzweig & Bing Xu, 2026, "Class Peers As Competitors And Educators: The Consequences Of Rank-Based Academic Rewards," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University, number 2527, May.
• Oosterbeek, Hessel & Rozsos, Tina & van der Klaauw, Bas, 2025, "School Choice, School Switching, and Optimal Assignment," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 20890, Dec.
• Nursena Aksunger & Wendy Janssens & Menno Pradhan, 2026, "From Grants to Loans: Mental Health and Adaptive Responses to the 2015 Dutch Student Finance Reform," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute, number 26-020/V, May, revised 21 May 2026.
• Andrén, Daniela, 2026, "Academic or Vocational Education? Parents’ Expectation and Preference at Age 13 and Their Children’s Adult Educational Attainment and Earnings in a Swedish School Year Cohort," Working Papers, Örebro University, School of Business, number 2026:6, Jul.
• Falk, Armin & Kosse, Fabian & Pinger, Pia, 2025, "Mentoring and Schooling Decisions: Causal Evidence," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 20915, Dec.
• Johann D. Gaebler & Calvin Isley & Christopher Avery & Sharad Goel, 2026, "Reassessing the Role of Standardized Tests in University Admissions," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 35407, Jul.
• Christa Deneault & Evan Riehl, 2026, "Should States Reduce Teacher Licensing Requirements? Evidence from the Rise of For-Profit Training Programs in Texas," Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, number 2618, Jul, DOI: 10.24149/wp2618.
• Biroli, Pietro & Di Girolamo, Amalia & Sorrenti, Giuseppe & Totarelli, Maddalena, 2025, "Talent is Everywhere, Opportunity is Not: Online Role Model Mentoring and Students’ Aspirations," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 20950, Dec.
• Epper, Thomas Frank & Ibsen, Kristoffer & Koch, Alexander K & Nafziger, Julia, 2026, "Predicting University Dropouts: Evidence on the Value of Student Expectations and Motivation," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 21263, Mar.
• Genakos, Christos & Kyrkopoulou, Eleni & Papaioannou, Elias, 2026, "An Olympic Opportunity," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 21319, Mar.
• Akar, Betul & Okten, Cagla, 2026, "Intergenerational Effects of Turkiye's Education Reform on Children's Academic and Health Outcomes," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18735, Jun.
• Ingvild AlmŒs & Nina Drange & Costas Meghir & Henrik Daae Zachrisson, 2026, "Early Childcare Attendance and Cognitive Skills in Adolescence," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University, number 2518, Apr.
• Li Kathrin Kaja Rupieper & Stephan Thomsen, 2026, "Adult Education and Political Participation: Evidence from East German Volkshochschulen," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), number 1240.
• Greaves, Ellen & Venturin, Alberto, 2026, "Re-Examining the Property Price Premium Around ‘Better’ Schools," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18750, Jun.
• KHAN, SANA & Giannelli, Gianna & FERRONE, LUCIA, 2026, "Can Maternal Education Improve Children’s Dietary Diversity and Nutritional Outcomes? Evidence from the 2003 Education Reform in Kenya," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18737, Jun.
• Macours, Karen & Vera Rueda, Julieta & Webb, Duncan, 2026, "Menstrual Stigma and Human Capital: Experimental Evidence from Madagascar," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 21167, Feb.
• Alan, Sule, 2026, "Shaping Society's Character: The Role of Schools in Developing Social and Emotional Skills," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 21289, Mar.
• Wu, Jie & Canales, J. Ignacio & Zhou, Peng & Yan, Haifeng, 2026, "The Performative Role of Soft Skills Education: Reshaping Business Realities through Cross-Cultural Learning in Chinese Organizations," Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section, number E2026/1, Jan.
• Berniell, Inés & Fernández, Raquel & Menduiña, Azul & Onofri, Milagros, 2026, "Understanding Latin America’s Fertility Decline: Age, Education, and Cohort Dynamics," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 21071, Jan.
• Eric Brunner & Stephen Ross & Xinrui Wang, 2026, "Racial Disparities in Education During and Following the Pandemic: Evidence in Connecticut through 2025," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 35409, Jul.
• Anna Adamecz & John Jerrim & Ágnes Szabó-Morvai, 2026, "Leaving school early: a mediation analysis linking adolescent mental health disorders to early adult outcomes," KRTK-KTI WORKING PAPERS, Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, number 2609, Jun.
• Anna Adamecz & Anna Lovász & Sunčica Vujić, 2025, "Beyond the Degree: Fertility Outcomes of ‘First in Family’ Graduates," KRTK-KTI WORKING PAPERS, Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, number 2506, Apr.