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Does Globalisation Increase Child Labour?

Cigno, Alessandro; Rosati, Furio C.; Guarcello, Lorenzo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

There is no empirical evidence that trade exposure per se increases child labour. As trade theory and household economics lead us to expect, the cross-country evidence seems to indicate that trade reduces or, at worst, has no significant effect on child labour. Consistently with the theory, a...

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What Makes a Test Score? The Respective Contributions of Pupils, Schools, and Peers in Achievement in English Primary Education

Kramarz, Francis; Machin, Stephen; Ouazad, Amine - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

This study develops an analytical framework for evaluating the respective contributions of pupils, peers, and school quality in affecting educational achievement. We implement this framework using rich data from England that matches pupils to their primary schools. The dataset records all...

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Why Is Poverty So High Among Afro-Brazilians? A Decomposition Analysis of the Racial Poverty Gap

Gradín, Carlos - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

explains a large part of the discrepancy in poverty levels, with education and labor variables of household members explaining … access to high-quality education and the persistence of discrimination against colored workers in the labor market. …

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Diploma No Problem: Can Private Schools Be of Lower Quality than Public Schools?

Brunello, Giorgio; Rocco, Lorenzo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

quality than public schools. Using a stylized model of the education market with sequential entry of a public and a private … suggest the existence of such an equilibrium in the Italian market for education. …

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Intergenerational Mobility and Schooling Decisions in Germany and Italy: The Impact of Secondary School Tracks

Checchi, Daniele; Flabbi, Luca - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

Intergenerational mobility in income and education is affected by the influence of parents on children’s school choices … on children choices. Using data from a cross-country survey (PISA 2003), we study the impact of parental education on …) translates into greater dependence from parental background. These effects are reinforced when moving to post-secondary education …

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The Gender Education Gap in China: The Power of Water

Maimaiti, Yasheng; Siebert, W. Stanley - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

girl's education suffers when her greater water need for female hygiene purposes after menarche is not met because her … have good access to water. Water engineering can thus contribute significantly to reducing gender education gaps in rural …

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The Role of Religion in Economic and Demographic Behavior in the United States: A Review of the Recent Literature

Lehrer, Evelyn L. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

This paper presents a critical review and synthesis of recent research on the role of religion in economic and demographic behavior in the United States. Relationships reviewed include the effects of religion on investments in human capital, labor supply and wealth accumulation; union formation...

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Self-Selection and Earnings of Emigrants from a Welfare State

Poutvaara, Panu; Munk, Martin D.; Junge, Martin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

Following a seminal contribution by Borjas (1987), a large literature has analyzed how income distribution and redistribution are related to immigration to various rich countries. In this paper, we take a look at the other side of the coin. We analyze emigration from Denmark, which is one of the...

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The Drivers of Happiness Inequality: Suggestions for Promoting Social Cohesion

Becchetti, Leonardo; Massari, Riccardo; Naticchioni, Paolo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

are negligible. Second, among composition effects, education has an inequality-reducing impact, while the increase in … clear cut policy implication is that policies enhancing education and economic performance contribute to reduce happiness …

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