direct impact on knowledge and use of contraception. We investigate this issue using information on women in Mexico. In order … schools built following the extension of compulsory education in Mexico from 6th to 9th grade in 1993. We show that raising … females' schooling beyond 6th grade increases their knowledge of contraception during their reproductive years and increases …

Using Mexico's 2002 wave of the Encuesta Nacional de Ingresos y Gastos de los Hogares (ENIGH), we find that …

occupation it may harm some workers while benefitting others; and it may either reduce or increase the proportion of knowledge … workers in employment. In my model, knowledge (in a broad sense) is an input into the production function of human capital …-quality one. People differ in their exogenous ability and ability is complementary with the quality of the knowledge input in the …

the employer's knowledge (information) regarding the employees' productivity levels on the total time spent by the workers …

-interest, knowledge, and ideology in public opinion formation? And how do people learn about economic issues? Using a new, specially … important. Knowledge about the economy ranks somewhere in between. …

the complexity of pensions systems and degrees of myopia. In this paper, we assess levels of knowledge of pensions using a …

This article contributes to the literature on knowledge transfer via labor mobility by providing new evidence regarding … the role of educational diversity in knowledge transfer. In tracing worker flows between firms in Denmark over the period … 1995-2005, we find that knowledge carried by workers who have been previously exposed to educationally diverse workforces …

Using data collected for the evaluation of the rural component of Oportunidades, Mexico's flagship anti-poverty program …

elderly in Mexico for whom family support is an important source of income. Using data from the Mexican Income and Expenditure …