-2000 period. Our main conclusion is that race, rather than political institutions and education policies, is the main force …-9), as well as the impact of voting registration on education outcomes at different points in time, namely in 1917 and in the …

previously unexploited dataset on voter registration by race covering the counties of Mississippi in 1896, shortly after the … majority represents a threat to the de facto power of white elites. Moreover, the effect of race becomes stronger after 1890 …

We study the evolution of racial educational inequality across US states from 1940 to 2000. We show that throughout … initial racial gap in education and that slavery affects growth indirectly through this channel. …

We study the evolution of racial educational inequality across US states from 1940 to 2000. We show that throughout … initial racial gap in education and that slavery affects growth indirectly through this channel. …

case of Singapore, a newly-industrialized economy in Asia. Interval regressions are employed because of grouped dependent … studies indicates that intergenerational earnings mobility in Singapore may be moderately low when compared internationally …. Education as a means through which parents invest in their children's future earnings appears important. There are some small …