(MFxLS). The results indicate important ethnic differences in human capital accumulation patterns, especially in education …

at the lower and upper tails of the income distribution. While Latin America has improved education mobility in recent …, lower education mobility than in developed countries. The paper also reviews studies on the main determinants of the region …’s low levels of social mobility, including social exclusion, low access to higher education, and labor market discrimination. …

This paper examines the causal link between education and democracy. Motivated by a model whereby educated individuals …, the empirical analysis uses World Values Surveys to study the link between education and democratic attitudes. Controlling … for a variety of characteristics, the paper finds that higher education levels tend to result in rodemocracy views. These …