This paper presents economic models of child development that capture the essence of recent findings from the empirical … complementarity explains why there is no equity-efficiency trade-off for early investment. The returns to investing early in the life …

to remedy. We also show that cognitive ability is not the only determinant of education, labor market outcomes and …

The purpose of this paper is to provide an update of the empirical evidence on the private returns to education in … Italy. First, we show that, whilst returns to education in Italy (based on gross wages) are in line with the European … European average. Second, we examine whether the estimated returns to education have varied significantly over time. The …

vocational schools with wages of workers who took academic schooling. In general, vocational education does not lead to higher … constitutes a case in point. However, little attention has been given to examining the success of vocational education in raising …, we examine the efficacy of vocational education in raising the wage levels of four such groups: recent immigrants, Jews …

Several recent empirical studies have examined the gender effects of education on economic growth or on steady … and the direction of correlation. This paper undertakes a similar study of the gender effects of education using province … level data for Turkey. The main findings indicate that female education positively and significantly affects the steady …

hand, has a negative effect on children's education. Further, the estimated impact of mother's program participation is …

. The determinants examined within a Tobit model framework include total household expenditure, education levels of parents … and other household characteristics. Such analysis of the household behavior of attempting to provide better education to … their children will highlight the determinants of the demand for education and the intergenerational transfers in Turkey. …

give an idea about special equity issues. Other topics addressed include gender and PTC students, disruption of mainstream … education, determinants of the demand for services of the PTCs, cost of PTCs and evidence on the effectiveness of PTCs. …

In the public discourse, education is usually considered as the main vehicle for the promotion of social equality and … social mobility. The paper surveys the existing literature and concludes that the relationship between education and … inequality in Greece is strong. Inequities are evident at all levels of the education system; especially as regards access to the …