the vast majority of countries. Third, in many countries with low levels of education for both men and women in 1960 … better. Fourth, gender gaps rarely persist in countries where boys attain high levels of education. Most countries with large … education than men in some regions of the world. Although gender gaps in educational attainment are diminishing in most …

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 …

insurance against unemployment caused by labor market frictions and hence increases the incentives for education. We show within … a matching model that reducing the start-up costs for new firms results in higher take-up rates of education. It also …