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Within and Between Gender Disparities in Income and Education Benefits from Democracy
Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth Osarenti Oyelere nee Uwaifo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
hypotheses. First, there is no disparity in the income and returns to education benefits of the shift to democracy across gender … in Nigeria. Second, there are no within gender disparities of the shift to democracy on income and returns to education … democracy, gender differences exist. Specifically, I find on average higher income benefits for men post democracy. Nigeria …
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Africa’s Education Enigma? The Nigerian Story
Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth Osarenti Oyelere nee Uwaifo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
In the last two decades, the social and economic benefits of formal education in Sub-Saharan Africa have been debated. Anecdotal evidence points to low returns to education in Africa. Unfortunately, there is limited econometric evidence to support these claims at the micro level. In this study,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822041
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Disparities in Labor Market Outcomes across Geopolitical Regions in Nigeria: Fact or Fantasy?
Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth Osarenti Oyelere nee Uwaifo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
Differences in geopolitical regions of Nigeria are not debatable. However, there is no clear consensus on the dimension of these disparities. In this paper, claims of geopolitical region disparities in labor market outcomes are investigated using survey data from Nigeria between 1996-1999. Both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763559