Large differences in fertility between women with high and low levels of education suggest that schooling may have a … to identify the causal effect of schooling, we exploit temporal and geographic variation in the number of lower secondary … females' schooling beyond 6th grade increases their knowledge of contraception during their reproductive years and increases …

generated by the removal of school fees in Ethiopia. The increase in schooling caused by this reform is identified using both … reform. The model finds that the removal of school fees in Ethiopia led to an increase of over 1.5 years of schooling for … schooling on fertility. Each additional year of schooling led to a reduction in fertility, a delay in sexual activity, marriage …

Economists have long recognized the important role of formal schooling and cognitive skills on labor market … schooling, there is no strong evidence that skills measured in childhood predict wages in the early years of labor market …

We examine the impact of rainfall variability and cyclones on schooling and work among a cohort of teens and young …

of the national reform on schooling. This paper provides a method with which these types of reforms can be identified in … 1990s reform in Ethiopia based around the release of the Education and Training Policy, which removed schooling fees from … grades one to ten. The model estimates that the reform led to an increase in schooling of at least 1.2 years, and provides …

prevalence and schooling steepened as mortality risk increased. The reduction in schooling is largest for women, and along the … extensive margin of the schooling decision. The findings indicate that the decline in human capital investment associated with …

relationship. The growth indicators utilized are GDP per capita, schooling, overall and manufacturing productivities, and savings …

educational attainment compared to a large-scale government conditional cash transfer program to encourage female schooling. …