They didn't match my priors, either. Overall, results seem pretty stable across the age range 6-11. It seems that directly having to follow the native curriculum and language may just be too hard and overwhelm many newly arriving refugee children.

2️⃣ At the same time, integrated schooling increases cultural assimilation, measured by hormonal-contraceptive usage among teenage women, particularly for children from non-Muslim-majority countries. 4/5

Using rich administrative data, we find that: 1️⃣ Integrated schooling reduces educational attainment at age 18, particularly for children of lower-educated parents. 3/5

… better promote the education and cultural assimilation of refugee children? In the Netherlands, differential treatment of refugee students between and within municipalities depending on their arrival age allows for novel two-way fixed effects models. 2/5

📢New working paper:🚨 “Integrated vs. Separated Schooling for Refugee Children: Long-Term Effects on Education and Assimilation” w/ @caterinapavese.bsky.social and @meulensimon.bsky.social 👉 Does direct integration into native schools or temporary placement in separate schools … 1/5

We had a great CESifo Area Conference on Economics of Education on 11 -12 September. Thanks to our scientific organizers, @woessmann.bsky.social and Rick Hanushek and to keynote speaker @johnlist.bsky.social! The event was once again supported by @rationalitycrc.bsky.social and CREDO Stanford 🙏

ifo Institut: PISA-Abstieg gefährdet unseren Wohlstand Der eklatante Abstieg der PISA-Ergebnisse muss zu einem Umdenken in der Bildung führen. Die Vermittlung der Basiskompetenzen muss höchste Priorität haben. Link zum ausführlichen Statement im Kommentar 👇🏻