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Local power, global scores: Effects of decentralization reform on Ukraine’s school graduate outcomes

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Olha Zadorozhna
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Oleg Badunenko *
DOI:10.1016/j.econmod.2026.107728delete
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• Decentralization improves test scores for struggling students by 20 percent. • High-achieving students’ scores decline, creating an equity-excellence trade-off. • STEM scores rise across all ability levels; humanities gains favor weaker students. • Poorer communities gain most, narrowing achievement gaps across regions. • Supporting excellence requires complementary policies, such as teacher recruitment.
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Decentralization
Education
Test scores
Event study
Ukraine

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Economic Modelling cover
Economic Modelling
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Brunel University of London
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koźmiński university
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