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This paper presents a critical review and synthesis of recent research on the role of religion in economic and demographic behavior in the United States. Relationships reviewed include the effects of religion on investments in human capital, labor supply and wealth accumulation; union formation...
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the macro literature on education and growth. The fraction of the population more efficient at producing skills in the …) effect education on growth measured in the empirical literature. …
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In this paper we examine the effect of birth order on human capital development in Ecuador using a large national database together with self-collected survey data. Using family fixed effects models we find significant positive birth order effects; earlier born children stay behind in their...
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We examine economic growth, inequality and education when the wellspring of growth is the formation of human capital …
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country with flat-rate benefits may reduce their investment in education. With suitably planned transfers between the two …
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The need for education to help every child rather than focus on average attainment has become a more central part of … direct and indirect (spillover) effects. Thus, the analysis suggests that a key way that English education purports to help …
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This paper assesses the status of education, both quantity and quality, in Bihar in both absolute terms and relative to … of educational outcomes. It also surveys the broader literature on education policies which provides a perspective on the … current policies in the field of education in Bihar. Finally, it makes a case for several policy initiatives that should be …
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-based early childhood education intervention? Data from the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP), which randomly assigned …
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Societies are characterized by customs governing the allocation of non-market goods such as marital partnerships. We explore how such customs affect the educational investment decisions of young singles and the subsequent joint labor supply decisions of partnered couples. We consider two...
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According to the classical human capital theory general training is entirely financed by workers. This prediction is at odds with the empirical evidence. This observation inspired new theoretical models of training in frictional labour market. These frictions create incentives for firms to...
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