effects of trade liberalization in detail but it requires a completely different estimation strategy, which comes at a cost of …

of routine employment and its consequent impacts on inequality. …

This study examines the extent, duration and timing of employment breaks amongst a large representative sample of …, unique in Israel, which was derived from a linkage of 1995 Population Census data with monthly employment records of the …, breakdowns are provided by ethnic origin, marital status, age, and education level. The main results are compatible with current …

We study the relationship between education and fertility, exploiting compulsory schooling reforms in Europe as source … of exogenous variation in education. Using data from 8 European countries, we assess the causal effect of education on … the number of biological kids and the incidence of childlessness. We find that more education causes a substantial …

There is much interest in explaining the persistent ethnic gaps in education among Israeli Jews; specifically, the much …

How does availability of education affect who becomes a political representative? Theorists have pointed out access to … education as a key to a well-functioning democracy, but few empirical studies have examined how changes in the access to … education influence the chances of becoming a politician. In this paper we analyze the effects of a substantial series of school …