All development is about people: the transformative process to equip, link, and enable
groups of people to drive change and create something new to benefit society. Development …

Despite efforts to integrate refugee children into host country education systems, their low
school attachment, poor academic performance, and high drop-out rates remain major …

We consider a model in which each individual belonging to an ethnic minority group is
embedded in a network of relationships and decides whether she wants to be integrated in …

According to UNESCO, one-third of the world's youths are victims of bullying, which
deteriorates academic performance and mental health, and increases suicide ideation and …

What makes diversity unifying in some settings but divisive in others? We examine how the
mixing of ethnic groups in German schools affects intergroup cooperation and trust. We …

This study is the first empirical analysis to identify the causal effect of a separate preparatory
language learning class on the academic success of newly immigrated primary school-aged …

This paper exploits quasi-random variation in the share of Black students across cohorts
within US schools to investigate whether childhood interracial contact impacts the residential …

We develop a dynamic model of assimilation of ethnic minorities that posits a trade-off
between higher productivity and wages and greater social distance from the culture of origin …

Interethnic tensions pose a significant barrier to the socioeconomic advancement of minority
groups. This paper investigates the effectiveness of educational entertainment (or …

How does violence in origin areas affect the educational outcomes of refugees in their
destinations? Using administrative panel data, we find that heightened violence in the …