education with and without capital markets integration. First, we explore how regimes of education provision - public, private …-run effects of capital markets integration, in equilibrium, on the optimal provision of education and growth. Third, we examine a … competition game where countries compete in the provision of public education. …

Hundreds of millions of children in less developed countries suffer from poor health and nutrition. Children in most … less developed countries also complete far fewer years of schooling, and learn less per year of schooling, than do children … in developed countries. Recent research has shown that poor health and nutrition among children reduces their time in …

of individuals surveyed in their early twenties. The inclusion of early life household wealth, parental education and …

investments in children contribute to a levelled playing field and promote social mobility. However, gaps in learning outcomes … between children of rich and poor parents remain as high in Nordic countries as elsewhere in Europe. One explanation for this … paradox is that the equalizing impacts of public investments are undone by parental investments in children of rich and poor …

Decisions to invest in human capital depend on people's time preferences. We show that differences in patience are … within-country disparities. We use social-media data - Facebook interests - to construct novel regional measures of patience … within Italy and the United States. Patience is strongly positively associated with student achievement in both countries …

Decisions to invest in human capital depend on people's time preferences. We show that differences in patience are … within-country disparities. We use social-media data - Facebook interests - to construct novel regional measures of patience … within Italy and the United States. Patience is strongly positively associated with student achievement in both countries …

Pietro Sancassani prepared this study while he was working at the Center for Economics of Education at the ifo Institut … subject-specific qualification, a major in education, or their level of experience - on student science test scores in ten … in thirty countries around the world. Chapter 4 shows the association between a measure of patience derived from social …

Decisions to invest in human capital depend on people’s time preferences. We show that differences in patience are … within-country disparities. We use social-media data – Facebook interests – to construct novel regional measures of patience … within Italy and the United States. Patience is strongly positively associated with student achievement in both countries …