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in education. We begin re-examining a recent claim that the correlation coefficient is less biased than the regression …
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, education and the role of elites. Finally, we conduct a "replication" exercise with some seminal papers in the literature …
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increase with age. Results are robust to using different measures of inequality (income and maternal education). Gaps are … smaller but generally remain when adjusting for possible explanatory factors (e.g., family structure, parental education …
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Drawing on a comprehensive compilation of quantile shares and inequality measures for 34 countries, including over 5,600 estimated Gini coefficient, we review the measurement of income inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean over the last seven decades. Although the evidence from the first...
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in education of the 1980s and 1990s were unevenly distributed, with a bias against the disadvantaged. The paper also … compulsory education, i. e. , primary school and the first three years of secondary school, they do not have a notable effect on … non- compulsory education, i. e. , the last three years of secondary school and higher. …
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traditional determinants of crime (like population density, proportion of young males, average education level, quality of law …
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inequality has been the fall in returns to education, which at the same time has been one of the important factors to …
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university. We find negative and significant effects on completing primary and secondary education on time but no effects on …
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Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries have made notable progress in reducing income inequality; however, the extent to which water and sanitation may foster inequalities remains unclear. In this sector, disparities emerge as lower-income households may encounter reduced access to clean...
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Private actors have been actively working on standards that certify products and their production processes to minimize negative externalities. The number of Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) has been increasing over the last few decades, raising interest in understanding their impact on...
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