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We exploit time and spatial variation generated by the commodities boom to measure the effect of natural resources on human capital formation in Peru, a country with low governance indicators. Combining test scores from over two million students and district-level administrative data on mining...
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invest in their children’s education. In this paper, I describe a study undertaken to gauge the impact of microcredit … availability on education expenditures for children of clients of a South Indian microfinance institution. I first look at some … determinants of the demand for education and then go on to consider what we know about how microcredit affects this demand. I find …
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It has been demonstrated that violent crime has profound effects on a number of socioeconomic outcomes. But, does day-to-day crime also shape human capital accumulation? We answer this question in the Indian context by combining multiple years of district-level data on the incidence of various...
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This study provides evidence that natural disasters negatively affect student outcomes, potentially explaining the lower academic achievement of students in rural areas compared to their urban counterparts in developing countries. Using data from the Colombian school census, I estimate a...
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device for improving the human capital of the children and grandchildren of migrants as measured by their education. In this … migration by taking into account the correct counter-factual - the generational education gains that would have taken place if …
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public investments in education received by these adults during their schooling. This paper confirms existing evidence that … in primary education is associated with higher numeracy scores for those who went on to continue their education. Higher … investments in tertiary education are needed in order to fully realize the benefit of the investments in primary school. Family …
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Sarah Gust führte diese Studie während ihrer Tätigkeit am ifo Institut durch. Die Studie wurde im September 2024 abgeschlossen und als Dissertation an der Volkswirtschaftlichen Fakultät der LMU München angenommen. Sie besteht aus drei eigenständigen empirischen Essays, die...
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