rates, intergenerational mobility of education, and long-run earnings inequality in eight countries Sub-Saharan Africa. On … completion is higher. However, a small additional impact on girls’ education due to the Covid-19 induced rise in teenage … pregnancy is observed in some countries. Intergenerational mobility of education decreases from 1 to close to 50 percent …

This paper formulates a simple skill and education model to explain how better access to higher education leads to …

This paper formulates a simple skill and education model to explain how better access to higher education leads to …

This paper formulates a simple skill and education model to illustrate how better access to higher education can lead …

signaling value of education accompanied by more overeducation particularly among upperclass offspring. We identify five … extensive (employment) margin. • The earnings premium has increased more when education is measured as years corresponding to …

Even the most egalitarian education systems employ high-stakes tests to regulate the transition from universal … secondary education to selective academic programs that open doors to skilled, well-paid professions. This gives parents a …

little variation in family-background effects across the ability distribution in most countries. …

intergenerational transmission of earnings and education estimated from a panel of U.S. workers. The main finding is that abstracting …