“How traffic pollution affects children’s academic performance: Lower test scores, more behavioral incidents, and more absences” Courtesy of IZA Over 6.4 million children in the U.S. attend public school within 250 meters of a major roadway. Despite a growing body of research on air pollution, academic achievement, and human capital formation, little is known […]
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Deregulating teacher labor benefits UK students
Courtesy of IZA Teacher markets, like most public sector labor markets, are often characterized by a large bureaucracy and lack of flexibility. Teacher pay typically follows schedules tied to tenure and does not reward teaching performance. What happens when such heavily regulated labor markets […]