Determinants of Educational Outcomes

Mentoring

Covid

Patience

Overview

Beyond the important role of schools, there are various determinants of educational outcomes.

Mentoring is an important approach to improve the labor-market prospects of disadvantaged adolescents.

At a more fundamental level, the intertemporal cultural factors patience and risk-taking are important for international differences in student achievement.

To the extent that school closures and social-distancing rules during the Covid pandemic hindered the development of children's cognitive and socio-emotional skills, they will leave a strong persistent legacy in the skills of the population.