This paper investigates two mechanisms through which education may affect cognitive skills in adolescence: the role of …. Overall, secondary education therefore seems to impact students'cognitive skills in adolescence especially through …

presented. The key finding is that both preservice education and in-service training are positively correlated with labor … productivity. The productivity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is enhanced by a higher level of skills and education … that competitiveness is enhanced both by raising the general level of education in the workforce and by encouraging …

-skilled workers is decreasing. This is possibly linked with the increasing number of tertiary education graduates and at the same time …

education, occupation, savings, inheritance, and parental background. Moreover, ability is significantly positively correlated …

education, occupation, savings, inheritance, and parental background. Moreover, ability is significantly positively correlated …

consider how parental valuation of education, cognitive skills and non-cognitive skills influence endogenous schooling … increasing the likelihood of obtaining further education. Further, we find that both non-cognitive skills and parental valuation … for education play a larger role in determining income at age 25 than cognitive skills. Last, our analysis uncovers …

for boys. For non-cognitive skills we find the opposite. We show in a simple model of parental investment that gender … preferences can explain our findings. Analyses exploiting within province, village level variation in gender attitudes confirm the … importance of parental gender preferences. Consequently, large scale programs can have positive (and possibly) unintended effects …

for boys. For non-cognitive skills, we find the opposite. We show in a simple model of parental investment that gender … preferences can explain our findings. Analyses exploiting within the province, village-level variation in gender attitudes confirm … the importance of parental gender preferences. Consequently, large scale programs can have positive (and possibly …

: education and work. The objective is to provide a current snapshot of gender inequality across key indicators as well as a …This chapter examines gender inequality, focusing on two critical spheres in which gender inequality is generated …. Finally, it reflect on differences in the ways that gender inequalities play out across different socio-economic groups …