Franziska Bernadette Hampf prepared this study while she was working at the ifo Center for the Economics of Education … of Munich. It consists of four distinct empirical essays investigating various aspects of the link between education …

education. The document begins with a review of the theoretical background since the appearance of human capital theory proposed … by Becker (1964), which made way to the emergence of the Economics of Education in the mid-twentieth century. The other … characteristics that influence the demand for post-compulsory education, because it is this demand for education where the person or …

. The determinants examined within a Tobit model framework include total household expenditure, education levels of parents … and other household characteristics. Such analysis of the household behavior of attempting to provide better education to … their children will highlight the determinants of the demand for education and the intergenerational transfers in Turkey. …

This chapter explores the effects of education on nonmarket outcomes from both theoretical and empirical perspectives …-being reflected by their health and cognitive development. They are distinguished from the labor market outcomes of education in terms … of higher earnings and wage rates. The focus is on identifying causal effects of education and on mechanisms via which …

primary school education from 7 to 8 years. At the same time, the reform did not affect the education system at post …-primary levels, that is the system of secondary and higher education. In result, all education tracks were extended by one year … reform had a negative impact on the hourly earnings of individuals with primary education. …

. -- Education production ; subject-specific ; math ; English ; morning classes ; first period ; course schedule ; quasi …

effort that pupils invest in education. Getting discounted grades in year 6 for a given level of math performance assessed … using a PISA-like test has a positive effect on math test scores in year 8 of elementary education and also influences later … outcomes in secondary education. The empirical analysis tries to minimize the possible bias caused by the measurement error in …