rates, intergenerational mobility of education, and long-run earnings inequality in eight countries Sub-Saharan Africa. On …-educated parents. Interestingly, in most countries the gender gap diminishes because for men the projected decrease in secondary school … completion is higher. However, a small additional impact on girls’ education due to the Covid-19 induced rise in teenage …

Union. In the first three chapters we address the micro level of individual life courses: education, employment and income … mounting scientific evidence that various forms of educational, employment and financial inequalities increase over time …

inequality in household wealth in all 8 countries. …

This paper analyses the determinants of participation in higher education in West Germany. In particular, the role of … social origin as well as of expectations regarding the labour market outcome of a higher education degree and of public … basis of GSOEP and regional data. The results show that the probability of enrolment in higher education is mainly …

We present evidence on the role of the social environment for the development of gender differences in competitiveness … and earnings expectations. First, we document that the gender gap in competitiveness and earnings expectations is more … causally affects girls' willingness to compete and narrows both the gender gap in competitiveness as well as the gender gap in …

according to income levels and gender. This paper is based on the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) carried out by the …, the gender gap in average commutingtimes has been reduced considerably over the period considered with only small gaps …