The thesis addresses the question of how poverty can be overcome by education. The starting point is the following type … of poverty trap: poverty forces parents to send their children to work to secure the survival of the household. Due to … growth model such a type of poverty trap is established as a locally stable steady state. Imperfect capital markets prevent …

tremendous increase in poverty and income inequality in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Much of the literature argues that the …’s economic empowerment: the labour market, education and poverty. Large and complex data sets on peoples’ attitudes and … greater in transition than in OECD countries.On the other hand, once the feminisation of poverty is concerned data on …

and the possibility of multiple equilibria associated with poverty traps. We use herd history data collected among … dynamics. The lowest equilibrium is consistent with the notion of a poverty trap. These findings have broad implications for …

wealth dynamics that are at the root of persistent poverty were previously identified.The first chapter briefly places this …