schooling and skills differ between men and women and how those differences relate to gender gaps in earnings across nine middle-income …

This paper documents stylized facts on rates of returns to education during economic crises. It shows from three middle-income …

Policy makers are increasingly searching for ways to allow more disadvantaged students to access and complete higher … opportunity to identify the causal effects of these interventions on disadvantaged students and discuss inequality mechanisms at … effects of outreach and financial aid interventions on the access and completion rates of disadvantaged students in higher …

outcomes, significant challenges remain. In particular, the share of national income devoted to basic education has only … spending in other middle-income countries. These relatively low levels of spending per student are likely to have limited the … express concerns about the quality of the education provided and about the level and breadth of skills that children possess …

is an important determinant of cross-country income gaps, especially when its measurement is broadened to go beyond …

household; perceived social norms; and an outcome of household bargaining: investments in her children. The analysis instruments …