This paper uses a using a nationally representative dataset to show that gender, birth order and sibling … characteristics have significant effects on the schooling attainment of Egyptian children. Our analysis finds that relative to a male … child, female and rural children are not only less likely to have the right schooling for age, but birth order and sibling …

In Egypt, girls' work primarily takes the form of domestic tasks, which are not considered in many studies of child … approach to estimate the effect of work on schooling while allowing for the simultaneous determination of the two outcomes. It … attempt to ban the labor-force work of children will have practically no effect on girls' education in Egypt, while …

schooling outcomes, using household level cross-section data from Egypt. Our empirical analysis finds strong evidence for the … two and a half times more likely to have some schooling. Interestingly, the adverse effect of gender is greater in rural …This paper examines the role of gender and rural-urban residence, and the interaction between them in influencing …

addition, when examining the time spent by girls and boys in two-parent households, we find that the gender of the disabled … both the gender of the teen and of the disabled parent, with teen girls likely being worse off than teen boys. Our results … suggest that differences in teenagers' time investments are a plausible mechanism for gender differences in intergenerational …

addition, when examining the time spent by girls and boys in two-parent households, we find that the gender of the disabled … both the gender of the teen and of the disabled parent, with teen girls likely being worse off than teen boys. Our results … suggest that differences in teenagers' time investments are a plausible mechanism for gender differences in intergenerational …

We use a model of human capital investment and activity choice to explain facts describing gender differentials in the … levels and returns to human capital investments. These include the higher return to and level of schooling, the small effect … of healthiness on wages, and the large effect of healthiness on schooling for females relative to males. The model …