We propose a method to estimate the capitalized value of the architectural design quality of a neighbourhood. Our … economic design premium is identified by spatially differentiating property prices and design quality within neighbourhoods and …

and because the children have different access to education. Public policy is thus called for, for vertical as well as … cannot remedy this. Quantity controls become necessary: a compulsory education package, financed by a redistributive tax … system, achieves both types of equity. Redistributive taxation and compulsory education are therefore best seen as …

heterogeneity. We argue that serfdom hampered peasants’ demand for education whereas the successive emancipation triggered a demand …

economic institutions and quantitative measures of tertiary education cannot. Under the growth model estimates and plausible … evidence on which education policy reforms may be able to bring about the simulated improvements in educational outcomes. …

We investigate the effect of education Conditional Cash Transfer programs (CCTs) on teenage pregnancy. Our main concern … is with how the size and sign of the effect may depend on the design of the program. Using a simple model we show that an … education CCT that conditions renewal on school performance reduces teenage pregnancy; the program can increase teenage …

care provided to their parents and education expenditures for their children. The young enjoy their education, while the … period and that parents invest in the education of their children. We show that Becker’s rotten kids theorem holds for the … single period game in that informal aid is set according to an efficient rule. However, education is distorted upwards. In …

despite strong economic performance. It is widely held that education can rescue households from various types of poverty … working poor in acquiring education. From a field study conducted in Bangladesh, this paper provides invaluable insights for … though social deviance in acquiring education can throw subjects into abject poverty. In particular, the paper examines the …

. To further explore this channel, we design a randomized survey experiment, in which 1500 Italian women aged 20 to 40 are …