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Repository of studies

The repository of studies (coming soon) gathers high-quality research that employs counterfactual methods to assess education policies across the EU. 

This collection features research studies from 2010 to 2024 and will be updated annually. It stands as the first structured and systematic collection of counterfactual educational policy studies at the EU level.

Counterfactual methods refer to evaluation approaches that allow researchers to identify the causal effects of an education policy measure. They can either be experimental (e.g. randomised control trial) or quasi-experimental (e.g. difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity design, matching methods, instrumental variables).