This paper provides evidence on the causal relationship between education and poverty. I construct a novel database … large poverty-reducing effects of education among people aged 30 to 80. This holds true for both objective measures of … comprising compulsory schooling reforms in 32 European countries and use them as instruments for education. I find economically …

gap in labour force participation. We highlight the role of two factors - international migration and education - on the … education and migration have a significant association with the gender gap in labour force participation in Tajikistan … participation by men domestically; increased female education, especially at the university and vocational level, increases female …

on education are examined empirically, at both the household and the individual level. Results are mixed, though the … balance of evidence weighs toward pro-male bias in spending on education at the household level. Results also indicate that …