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Press releaseVerbal or numerical? How report cards change parents' views of their children's school skills

A new study by BiB shows that most parents overestimate their children's school skills. Written assessments in report cards have little effect on this, whereas grades have a stronger impact on parents.

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Miscellaneous PublicationsHave life expectancies in eastern and western Germany converged since reunification?

Pechholdová, Markéta; Grigoriev, Pavel; Meslé, France; Vallin, Jacques (2017)

Population and Societies 544:5: 1–4

DOI: 10.3917/popsoc.544.0001

After diverging when Germany was divided into two separate states, life expectancies in the two parts of the country have converged since reunification. While eastern men have not fully caught up with their western counterparts, eastern Germany is closing the life expectancy gap thanks to improvements in the health system and changes in individual behaviours.