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In recent years there has been a plethora of empirical papers by economists concerning the effects of academic rank in school or college on subsequent outcomes of students. We review this recent literature, describing the difficult identification and measurement issues, the assumptions and...
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education they receive. School enrollment rates have increased dramatically in developing counties since 1960, but many children … of education and other policies on the quantity and quality of education obtained by children in developing countries …
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This chapter explores the effects of education on nonmarket outcomes from both theoretical and empirical perspectives …-being reflected by their health and cognitive development. They are distinguished from the labor market outcomes of education in terms … of higher earnings and wage rates. The focus is on identifying causal effects of education and on mechanisms via which …
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This chapter presents a review and synthesis of effects of education in agriculture, summarizes major contributions … education or general intellectual achievement by schooling in our empirical research, this has led to biased interpretations of …
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could also improve their education outcomes. Given the importance of education for economic development, this link could be … the impact of child health on education outcomes, but there are formidable obstacles to obtaining credible estimates. Data … sources of bias when attempting to estimate relationships between child health and education. This Chapter provides an …
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Attention to the issue of inequalities in education has risen considerably after the COVID-19 pandemic. Research points … labour, power and wealth. This Briefing Paper assesses the current international debate on inequality in education focussing …, we will provide an overview of the current status quo of global disparities in education. Finally, we will analyse the …
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