Affirmative action policies in higher education are used in many countries to try to socially advance historically … over the actual impact of such preferences in higher education on educational performance and labor outcomes. Most of the … higher education on minority students focusing on three central issues in the current debate: targeting, catch up, and …

request rates for English-named applicants with Canadian education and experience were more than three times higher compared … to resumes with Chinese, Indian, or Pakistani names with foreign education and experience (5 percent versus 16 percent … Canada or not, or whether the applicant obtained additional Canadian education or not had no impact on the chances for an …

between grades 3 and 8. Moreover, non-random sample attrition for school changers and much higher rates of special education …

In traditional signaling models, education provides a way for individuals to sort themselves by ability. Employers in … turn use education to statistically discriminate, paying wages that reflect the average productivity of workers with the … same given level of education. In this paper, we provide evidence that education (specifically, attending college) plays a …

level of educational attainment and age as well as the health and mental health issues that occur with high frequency among …

women. Historically, women with more education have been the least likely to marry and have children, but this marriage gap … degree relative to women with fewer years of education. However, the patterns of, and reasons for, marriage have changed … marital patterns by education for men. …