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 …

The economic literature has shown that exogenous transitory shocks affect education by changing the opportunity cost of … impacted the long-term education and earnings of exposed cohorts living in affected areas. Our findings suggest that an …

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

the consequences of stratification resulting from meritocratic selection for the development of a country, and show that …

jointly explains patterns of political participation at the individual level and differences in public investment in education …

From the point of view of economic development, education is the acquisition of knowledge and skills through … experiences from conception onwards over the life cycle that increase productivity broadly defined. Education can occur through …. The proximate determinants of education are experiences or inputs into knowledge and skills production functions. Within a …

). Human capital theory predicts investment in education to improve labour market outputs. However, when it comes to lagging …

literature, calling it the Lump of Learning model of human capital and development, and describes five ways that research has … Lump of Learning model, pointing toward a new paradigm for research on skilled migration and development. …