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Poverty trap and educational shock : evidence from missionary fields
Dimico, Arcangelo - 2014
Low growth equilibria with low investment in human capital generally tend to persist till an external shock affects the economy. In this paper we use data on Christian missions to proxy a long-lasting educational shock in Africa. We estimate the effect of this shock on the quality of children...
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The effects of educated leaders on policy and politics : quasi-experimental evidence from Brazil
Bastos, Paulo; Sanchez, Cristian - In: Latin American economic review : LAER ; official … 33 (2024), pp. 1-37
We examine whether and how the educational background of political leaders matters for policy choices and outcomes. Using data on municipalities in Brazil from 2000-2008, we estimate the effects of electing a more educated leader in a regression-discontinuity design whereby policy inputs and...
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Human capital and the adoption of information and communications technologies: Evidence from investment climate survey of Pakistan
Mughal, Mazhar; Diawara, Barassou - 2011
production workers' level of education are found to positively determine the use of emails, website and other means of … of accumulation and development of human capital in the productivity growth in the era of skill-biased technical change …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010305853
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'Free' Basic Education for All? Understanding Household Education Spending Patterns and Trends
Pettersson Gelander, Gunilla - 2014
Indonesia has made significant progress in increasing access to education over the last decade. Despite these … impressive trends, many children do not continue their education beyond the primary and junior secondary level. While a number of … factors influence a household's schooling decision, the direct and indirect costs of education are important particularly for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013044048
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The impact of family composition on educational achievement
Chen, Stacey H.; Chen, Yen-Chien; Liu, Jin-Tan - 2014
in explaining first-born boys' education levels. In contrast, both effects for first-born girls are evident but go in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335624
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School access, resources, and learning outcomes: Evidence from a non-formal school program in Bangladesh
Dang, Hai-Anh; Sarr, Leopold; Asadullah, Niaz - 2011
- in Bangladesh where school grants and education allowances are offered to attract hard-to-reach children to schools …
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Decline in social mobility: Unfulfilled aspirations among Egypt's educated youth
Binzel, Christine - 2011
This paper studies how the gradual suspension of an employment guarantee scheme for secondary and post-secondary graduates has affected intergenerational mobility across well-educated cohorts in Egypt. The empirical results support suggestive evidence in the Middle East of a decline in social...
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The determinants of institutional quality. More on the debate
Alonso, José Antonio; Garcimartín, Carlos - 2009
This paper provides new evidences about the determinants of institutional quality. Given the shortcomings of governance indicators, we first discuss the criteria employed to judge institutional quality. Then, we identify the factors that, according to these criteria, shape the quality of...
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Does education matter for economic growth?
Delgado, Michael S.; Henderson, Daniel J.; Parmeter, … - 2012
schooling databases. Contrary to a few recent papers that have identified significant nonlinearities between education and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291365
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The determinants of institutional quality. More on the debate
Alonso, José Antonio; Garcimartín Alférez, Carlos - 2009
. -- Institutional Quality Development ; Income Distribution ; Tax System …
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