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In this paper we explore the composition of students, the study length towards diploma, and examine the likelihood of … diploma, all with respect to parenthood. Few get children while enrolled in higher education, nevertheless one fourth of … female university students in Sweden has children. In Sweden as in many other countries enrollment periods have been …
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revolving door leads to an excessive level of bureaucratic capital. As a consequence, the interconnection of elites and the …
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This paper analyzes the interconnection between elites and its effects on economic growth. For decades, the … elites actually lead to lower economic growth. …
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effects of geography on the transition process in authoritarian political regimes, and to investigate the nature of the links between political change, economic reforms and geographic location. A simple model of transition and democratization is...
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Neoclassical economists of the current era frequently pay lip service to Adam Smith's theories to certify the validity …, and the field of study he afforded to political economy. Instead, early neoclassical economists parted ways with the …
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Boys are doing worse in school than are girls, which has been dubbed "the Boy Crisis." An analysis of the latest data on educational outcomes among boys and girls reveals extensive disparities in grades, reading and writing test scores, and other measurable educational outcomes, and these...
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Recent research has reported positive effects on schooling due to in utero protection from iodine deficiency resulting from iodized oil capsule distribution in Tanzania. We revisit the Tanzanian experience by investigating how these effects differ over time and across surveys; across different...
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gap in labour force participation. We highlight the role of two factors - international migration and education - on the … education and migration have a significant association with the gender gap in labour force participation in Tajikistan … participation by men domestically; increased female education, especially at the university and vocational level, increases female …
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on education are examined empirically, at both the household and the individual level. Results are mixed, though the … balance of evidence weighs toward pro-male bias in spending on education at the household level. Results also indicate that …
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The UN Millennium Project identified a set of Quick Impact Initiatives (QIIs) for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). According to the Millennium Project, QIIs are interventions to be implemented in the early years of an MDG scale-up strategy that generate rapid results. With...
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