fertility pressures on women, which favored late female marriages already in the pre-industrial era. The resulting family and …-condition predict differences in pre-industrial female marriage ages, which in turn explain differences in gender equality today. The …

household wealth, reduced child mortality, and female basic education are crucial for fertility reductions. Yet, our analysis …Despite the recent economic growth in many countries on the African continent, the region has seen a slow fertility … transition. In this study, we explore whether the lack of structural economic change can explain this slow fertility transition …

education, higher fertility rates and higher child mortality. Moreover, social institutions related to gender inequality are …

education, higher fertility rates and higher child mortality. Moreover, social institutions related to gender inequality are …

education, higher fertility rates and higher child mortality. Moreover, social institutions related to gender inequality are …

education, higher fertility rates and higher child mortality. Moreover, social institutions related to gender inequality are …

education, higher fertility rates and higher child mortality. Moreover, social institutions related to gender inequality are …

While the majority of micro studies finds that rural education increases agricultural productivity, various recent … of education in the international context is rather a data problem related to the use of enrolment and literacy … Barro-Lee educational attainment dataset, we show that education indeed has a highly significant, positive effect on …

education and associated years of schooling have expanded substantially in developing countries in recent years. But has this … improvements in the access to the education system and in educational outcomes across the welfare distribution between and within … schooling years. We find great heterogeneity in the distribution of progress of education, with very little pro-poor progress in …

While the majority of micro studies finds that rural education increases agricultural productivity, various recent … education in the international context appears to be a data problem related to the inappropriate use of enrolment and literacy … attainment, we show that education indeed has a highly significant, positive effect on agricultural productivity which is robust …