1970 and 1975. Using the Quarterly Labour Force Survey, we find that the expansion caused men to increase education by … about a year on average and gain about 8% higher wages; women obtained a slightly greater increase in education and a … obtain instrumental variables estimates of returns to schooling of about 6% for both men and women. -- return to education …

researchers. Economists have speculated for at least a century that the social returns to education may exceed the private returns … implementing individual fixed effects estimates. The individual fixed effect model shows that the external returns to education in … problem, we then implement the IV fixed effect estimates and find positive external returns to education at about 10%. We also …

One of the most consistent findings in studies of electoral behaviour is that individuals with higher education have a … relationship between education and voter turnout. Moreover country-specific institutional and economic factors do not explain the … of education on voter turnout, such that the education gradient in voting is greater in U.S. States with the harshest …

on children's education by exploiting the United Nations sanctions imposed on Iran in 2006. Using the variation in the … points. Moreover, households reduced education spending by 58% - particularly on school tuition. These effects are larger for …

Effect," where an initial advantage is self-amplifying. We find that entrepreneurs who obtain university education are more … entrepreneurs have significantly better future firm outcomes compared to those without a university education. Furthermore, we find …