In this paper, we discuss the quest for more and more education and its implications for social mobility. We document … increases in education acquisition by people from relatively rich family backgrounds. At the same time, wage differentials for … the more educated have risen. Putting these two together (more education for people from richer backgrounds and an …

In this paper, we discuss the quest for more and more education and its implications for social mobility. We document … increases in education acquisition by people from relatively rich family backgrounds. At the same time, wage differentials for … the more educated have risen. Putting these two together (more education for people from richer backgrounds and an …

We show that the length of compulsory education has a causal impact on regional labour mobility. The analysis is based … be due to differences in levels of education in the respective regions. …

This major Handbook comprehensively surveys the rapidly growing field of the economics of education. It is unique in …

Republican federal administrations' education policies. This chapter reviews the theory of school-based accountability, describes …

' education or with other indicators of their parents' socio-economic status. This topic is central in social science, and there … to researchers. The purpose of this chapter is to summarize and evaluate recent empirical research on education and …

In this paper, we present evidence on empirical connections between crime and education, using various data sources … from Britain. A robust finding is that criminal activity is negatively associated with higher levels of education. However …, it is essential to ensure that the direction of causation flows from education to crime. Therefore, we identify the …

In this paper, we present evidence on empirical connections between crime and education, using various data sources … from Britain. A robust finding is that criminal activity is negatively associated with higher levels of education. However …, it is essential to ensure that the direction of causation flows from education to crime. Therefore, we identify the …