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inequality in Greece is strong. Inequities are evident at all levels of the education system; especially as regards access to the … income and influences the probability of poverty. Nevertheless, so far, several links between education and inequality have …In the public discourse, education is usually considered as the main vehicle for the promotion of social equality and …
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This paper presents economic models of child development that capture the essence of recent findings from the empirical literature on skill formation. The goal of this essay is to provide a theoretical framework for interpreting the evidence from a vast empirical literature, for guiding the next...
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to remedy. We also show that cognitive ability is not the only determinant of education, labor market outcomes and …
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The purpose of this paper is to provide an update of the empirical evidence on the private returns to education in … Italy. First, we show that, whilst returns to education in Italy (based on gross wages) are in line with the European … marginal return to the marginal cost of education - we speculate that either marginal costs are steeper in Italy or that a …
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Military service reduces civilian labor market experience but subsidizes higher education through the GI Bill. Both of …
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to remedy. We also show that cognitive ability is not the only determinant of education, labor market outcomes and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005078638
This paper presents economic models of child development that capture the essence of recent findings from the empirical literature on skill formation. The goal of this essay is to provide a theoretical framework for interpreting the evidence from a vast empirical literature, for guiding the next...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005084486
This paper employs a rich collection of survey and administrative datasets, including linked school-teacher payroll data, to document the reform of teacher compensation and school network implemented in Latvia amidst the economic crisis of 2008-2010, immediately after territorial reform. We...
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, during the 1987-2005 period. Our results indicate that education differences between Hindu and Muslim wage earners …, especially differences in the proportion of wage earners with tertiary education, are largely responsible for the differences in … education do not explain the aforementioned difference in average (log) earnings. In conclusion, we discuss some policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233746
Using a model of O-ring production function, the paper demonstrates how certain communities can get caught in a low-literacy trap in which each individual finds it not worthwhile investing in higher skills because others are not high-skilled. The model sheds light on educational policy. It is...
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