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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Educational System Indicators in OECD and EU Countries Ismael Sanz.- Chapter 2: Empirical Methods – A Brief Introduction to Causal Inference Jesus Carro.- Chapter 3: Evaluating Educational Policies in Practice Alejandro Puerta, María Valkov, and Vedant Bhardwaj.- Chapter 4: The Impact of Class Size on Academic Performance Ismael Sanz.- Chapter 5: The Impact of Families on Education Antonio Cabrales.- Chapter 6: The Effects of Classmates (Peer Effects) José Montalbán Castilla.- Chapter 7: Teachers – Much More Than a Profession Lucas Gortázar.- Chapter 8: Foreign Language Knowledge Brindusa Anghel (Banco de España).- Chapter 9: Early Childhood Education Álvaro Choi (Universitat de Barcelona) & Gabriela Sicilia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona).- Chapter 10: Post-Compulsory Education Aitor Lacuesta (Banco de España), Brindusa Anghel (Banco de España), Marcel Jansen (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid y FEDEA), Ana Regil (Banco de España).- Chapter 11: Tertiary Education – Access, Financing, and Cost-Effectiveness José García Montalvo (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona School of Economics, IVIE) & Jorge Sainz (Rey Juan Carlos University, University of Bath).- Chapter 12: School Choice Andreu Arenas (Universitat de Barcelona) & Caterina Calsamiglia (ICREA-IPEG, Spain).- Chapter 13: Educational Inequalities Marisa Hidalgo (Pablo de Olavide University) & Iñigo Iturbe (University of Alicante).- Chapter 14: Gender in School Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela (Universitat de Barcelona & IEB & CEP, LSE) & Claudia Hupkau (CUNEF Universidad & CEP, LSE) Chapter 15: Non-Cognitive Skills Ildefonso Méndez (Universidad de Murcia) & Gema Zamarro (University of Arkansas).
