. -- Institutions ; Fiscal Federalism ; Education ; Long Run Development …Recent research links the inequality across countries and regions to colonial institutions. This paper argues that … trade shocks could alter the development path of a country or subnational units, in spite of its colonial institutions. This …

Education has long stood at the epicenter of the battle for civil rights. More than half a century after the U ….S. Supreme Court declared racially segregated schools unlawful in Brown v. Board of Education, educational opportunity and … schools are resegregating at alarming rates, protecting education as a civil right is crucial for creating equitable and high …

education. In the pursuit of this aim, the extension of access to primary education was achieved relatively successfully, given … management, as being factors with a major influence on the poor quality of education in primary schools. …

power from landowners to industrialists at local town meetings, affected investments in local public education. We use an … also economically substantial. For example, per capita spending on education increased by approximately 37% within 6 years … that political institutions are a key determinant of human capital accumulation and long-run economic development. …

This review describes the research frontier on human capital and education in economics research. It delineates what is … aims. First, it draws out the implications for key education policy issues, highlighting which policy ideas can be …

expanding early childhood education programs, changing the school calendar, and online learning …

rates and completed years of schooling. Nevertheless, in many countries substantial education gaps persist between rich and …

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 …