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Male Education and Domestic Violence in Turkey : Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Ozer, Mustafa - 2017
We utilize a natural experiment, an education reform increasing compulsory schooling from five to eight years in Turkey … against women. We find that husband`s education lowers the probability of suffering physical, emotional and economic violence …. The only aspect of violence not affected by spouse's education is sexual violence. Schooling also lowers the likelihood …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012951834
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Does Maternal Education Affect Childhood Immunization Rates? Evidence from Turkey
Ozer, Mustafa - 2017
(CEL) of 1997, and the differentiation in its implementation across regions, as instruments for schooling of young mothers … in Turkey. The CEL increased the compulsory years of schooling of those born after 1986 from 5 to 8 years. We find that … education of mothers increases the probability of completing the full course of DPT and Hepatitis B vaccinations for their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012955419
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Globalization, Gender and Development : The Effect of Parental Labor Supply on Child Schooling
Ural Marchand, Beyza P. - 2011
Tariff reductions have gender-specific effects on the labor market that change the relative bargaining power within households, which in turn affects child outcomes. We estimate how changes in parental labor supply due to these tariff reductions affect child schooling by focusing on young...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013130100
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Education Promoted Secularization
Becker, Sascha O.; Nagler, Markus; Woessmann, Ludger - 2021
Why did substantial parts of Europe abandon the institutionalized churches around 1900? Empirical studies using modern data mostly contradict the traditional view that education was a leading source of the seismic social phenomenon of secularization. We construct a unique panel dataset of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315625
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School Shootings and Student Performance
Poutvaara, Panu - 2010
In this paper, we study how high school students reacted to the shocking news of a school shooting. The shooting coincided with national high-school matriculation exams. As there were exams both before and after the shooting, we can use a difference-in-differences analysis to uncover how the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013141189
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Parental Leave, (In)Formal Childcare and Long-Term Child Outcomes
Danzer, Natalia - 2017
provided by mothers (or formal institutions) is superior to informal care arrangements …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012953697
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Nobody Home : The Effect of Maternal Labor Force Participation on Long-Term Child Outcomes
Haaland, Venke Furre; Rege, Mari; Votruba, Mark - 2021
We investigate how mother’s employment during childhood affects long term child outcomes. We utilize rich longitudinal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315675
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Technology Adoption in Education : Usage, Spillovers and Student Achievement
Bergman, Peter - 2016
Given significant expenditures on education technologies, an important question is whether these products are adopted by their end users and are effective in practice. This paper studies the adoption, diffusion, and effects of one type of technology that is increasingly ubiquitous:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012979604
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Preferences, Selection, and Value Added : A Structural Approach Applied to Turkish Exam High Schools
Akyol, S. Pelin - 2013
What do applicants care about when choosing a school in Turkey? Are their preferences vertical or horizontal? Which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013079378
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The Impact of School Lunches on Primary School Enrollment : Evidence from India's Midday Meal Scheme
Jayaraman, Rajshri - 2011
At the end of 2001, the Indian Supreme Court issued a directive ordering states to institute school lunches – known locally as 'midday meals' – in government primary schools. This paper provides a large-scale assessment of the enrollment effects of India's midday meal scheme, which offers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013117261