How does availability of education affect who becomes a political representative? Theorists have pointed out access to … education as a key to a well-functioning democracy, but few empirical studies have examined how changes in the access to … education influence the chances of becoming a politician. In this paper we analyze the effects of a substantial series of school …

education. However, it is alleged that the international community and governments worldwide do not yet recognise the full … potential and transformative power of education as a catalyst for human development, even if education is indeed considered a …

This paper estimates the effect of a major education reform on the intergenerational income mobility in Finland. The …-year comprehensive school and significantly reduced the degree of heterogeneity in the Finnish primary and secondary education. We …

Development Reports, to include not only consumption, but also education, leisure, the stock of knowledge and the quality of the … hand, the stock of knowledge is twice as large, and education is four times as large. So if the true social welfare index … intensive ones, like knowledge, education, and leisure. …

from education to the labour market the countries are classified into three "transition regimes". The first tentative … work experience are used as a measure to compensate for strict labour market regulation, while weak linkages from education …

choice of education is determined endogenously. Job opportunities in an informal sector are available only to workers who … choose not to acquire higher education. We find that increased punishment of informal activities increases the number of …

diploma, all with respect to parenthood. Few get children while enrolled in higher education, nevertheless one fourth of …