Ludger Woessmann

The Economics of International Differences in Educational Achievement

Sample Selectivity and the Validity of International Student Achievement Tests in Economic Research

The Effect of Protestantism on Education before the Industrialization: Evidence from 1816 Prussia

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

Broadband Infrastructure and Economic Growth

Catch Me If You Can: Education and Catch-up in the Industrial Revolution

The Trade-off between Fertility and Education: Evidence from before the Demographic Transition

Schooling, Cognitive Skills, and the Latin American Growth Puzzle

Do Better Schools Lead to More Growth? Cognitive Skills, Economic Outcomes, and Causation

Luther and the Girls: Religious Denomination and the Female Education Gap in 19th Century Prussia

“Every Catholic Child in a Catholic School”: Historical Resistance to State Schooling, Contemporary Private Competition, and Student Achievement across Countries

Was Weber Wrong? A Human Capital Theory of Protestant Economic History

also: Munich Economics Discussion Paper 2007-07, 2007

Fundamental Determinants of School Efficiency and Equity: German States as a Microcosm for OECD Countries

(also available as Program on Education Policy and Governance Research Paper PEPG 07-02, Harvard University)

The Role of School Improvement in Economic Development

also in: NBER Working Paper 12832, 2007, and World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 4122, 2007

Efficiency and Equity of European Education and Training Policies

Public-Private Partnership and Schooling Outcomes across Countries

Education Policy and Equality of Opportunity

Does Educational Tracking Affect Performance and Inequality? Differences-in-Differences Evidence across Countries

See also Ifo Working Paper No. 1, 2005 (Abstract / Download)

The Effect Heterogeneity of Central Exams: Evidence from TIMSS, TIMSS-Repeat and PISA

Computers and Student Learning: Bivariate and Multivariate Evidence on the Availability and Use of Computers at Home and at School

Dualism and Cross-Country Growth Regressions

What Accounts for International Differences in Student Performance? A Re-Examination Using PISA Data (new title: What accounts for international differences in student performance? A re-examination using PISA)

Does Innovation Cause Exports? Evidence from Exogenous Innovation Impulses and Obstacles

How Equal Are Educational Opportunities? Family Background and Student Achievement in Europe and the United States

Which School Systems Sort Weaker Students into Smaller Classes? International Evidence