International Comparative Education Policy Lab

Grant Year: 2024

Eric Hanushek and Ludger Woessmann will direct the research program of a policy lab that will analyze data from international assessments of cognitive skills given to students in primary and secondary schools and to adults later in life. They will explore questions such as how school closures affected student performance during the COVID-19 pandemic, how accountability measures can shape student academic performance, and how cognitive skills are rewarded in the labor market. The policy lab’s findings will appear in a series of papers, policy briefs, and policy presentations.