hourly wage and spousal education, showing that attractiveness and height matter in the labor market, whereas both male and …

, there is one essential factor that affects family size throughout the world. This is education. School has decreased … and scarcely without modernization, except for the school itself. Education, as we know it, preceded industrialization and … intrusive urbanization in Europe too. It was not until very late (1870) that attempts at introducing compulsory education were …

School-based management programs aim to improve education outcomes by involving parents in allocation decisions about … investment in schools via voluntary contributions. One program provides both a cash grant and a matching scheme for privately … 28 percent, while parents in poorer schools decreased voluntary contributions by 11 percent. This implies that a matching …

This paper explores families' investment in skills development through education in a high-inequality, low-education … quality country such as Mexico, comparing it to a lower-inequality, higher-quality education country such as the United States … years and different methodological approaches. Of particular interest is the analysis of education expenditure patterns …

-sector general equilibrium model featuring matching frictions and worker-firm wage bargaining. Workers are assumed to differ in … ability, and the choice of education is determined endogenously. Job opportunities in an informal sector are available only to … workers who choose not to acquire higher education. We find that increased punishment of informal activities increases the …