This paper develops a general equilibrium overlapping generation model of migrant and domestic households that reside in one of two countries, one rich and one poor. The model is used to analyze the impact of migration on human capital development. The model shows that migration, with...

This paper presents a household theoretical model that explains child labor as a function of household resources, wages, and child work time allocation. The analysis is based on the interplay between household educational investment choices and adult-child wage differentials. The theory dynamics...

This paper develops a theoretical model that explores the effects of child investment on human capital accumulation. Household investment effects are measured as a function of quality of investment choices, time allocation, child effort, and spillover effects. The theory dynamics are derived by...

In this study we investigated the effects of two forms of instruction: strengthening concepts and strengthening the ability to connect context with concepts. Although students may have acquired a reasonable amount of conceptual knowledge as a result of economics courses, two obstacles may...