In many countries there is a considerable gender gap in enrolment for a bachelor’s degree in Economics, arguably an …

, region-specific shocks may increase the average level of education. Previously, Poutvaara (2000) derived a corresponding …

We propose an innovation-driven growth model in which education is determined by family background and cognitive … ability. We show that compulsory schooling can move a society from elite education to mass education, which then triggers …, compulsory education is implemented first and triggers the onset of market R&D. According to the British way, market R&D is …

little research linking better education to state incomes. In a complement to international studies of income differences, we …

Policy debates about the balance of vocational and general education programs focus on the school-to-work transition …. But with rapid technological change, gains in youth employment from vocational education may be offset by less … vocational education decreases with age, we employ a difference-in-differences approach that compares employment rates across …

individuals from acquiring human capital. Therefore, even if all individuals who acquired education remain in the home country …