This dissertation consists of three essays in labor and development economics. The first essay, “Bumpy Rides: School to … Work Transitions in South Africa,” quantifies the importance of the option to re-enroll in the school to work transition of … simulation under which re-enrollment prior to high school completion is completely restricted, the proportion completing 12 years …

promoting schoold in the rural areas – particularly the Secondary School in Oniceni, Suceava County. In our approach, we will … focus on a series of considerations that belong to the social and family context, when chosing school. …

,it lectured the Masters in petroleum engineering course to local Australian and international students, graduatingmore than 200 … students. The rapid increase in the price of oil during 2006/7 saw a sudden and substantial growthin industry employment … students reduced to less than 10% of those taking the course. This loss in both student numbers and staff at the same time …

-year female management students evaluated strategies for the same workplace dilemmas as senior women managers (Barrett 2004 …). Findings - For short and medium term dilemmas students, like senior women managers, regarded masculine communication strategies … evaluating the strategies' probability. But when seeking promotion, students avoided some strategies they considered effective …