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achievements. According to the theoretical framework, the decision to invest in tertiary education is a sequential process made … under gradually decreasing levels of uncertainty on education costs and future returns. Students, applying a learning by … education. Accordingly, they decide whether to continue university studies in order to get a degree or to withdraw. This …
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We utilize a natural experiment, an education reform increasing compulsory schooling from five to eight years in Turkey …, to obtain endogeneity-robust estimates of the effect of male education on the incidence of abusive and violent behaviour … against women. We find that husband`s education lowers the probability of suffering physical, emotional and economic violence …
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This paper examines patterns of school choice in Egypt from primary through higher education. We use a mixed … private schools at the pre-university level, we find that attendance of private higher education institutions has increased …
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We present experimental evidence on the impact of delivering double-fortified salt (DFS), salt fortified with iron and iodine, through the Indian school-feeding program called “mid-day meal” on anemia, cognition, and math and reading scores of primary school children. We conducted a field...
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Providing income support to unemployed education-leavers reduces the returns to investments in education because it … conditioning the prospective entitlement to unemployment benefits for education-leavers on age or schooling attainment can affect … degree completion and reduce dropout in higher education, but not in high school. We argue that the higher prevalence of …
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We study the causal effect of maternal education on childhood immunization rates. We use the Compulsory Education Law … education of mothers increases the probability of completing the full course of DPT and Hepatitis B vaccinations for their …
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when the net returns to education expected ex ante are negative. Failure can also be taken as a signal of the real skills … of individuals who do not succeed to gain a higher level of education, The job search approach underlines the role of …
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This paper aims to study the shortcomings and merits of the first experiment of quasi-market in the provision of employment services: the Lombardy DUL (Dote Unica Lavoro). This system, which has inspired the 2015 national reform within the Jobs Act, has reactivated and revitalized the sector by...
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between the available slots in public early childhood education and the population of those aged 0-2 increased by 17.2% three …
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China’s proclaimed aim of becoming the world’s leader in science, technology and innovation by the mid twenty first century has triggered an intense competition with the United States. The latter, feeling threatened in its supremacy in this field, has reacted forcefully. This GLO Discussion...
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