In this paper, we estimate the returns on schooling for young men and women in Turkey using the exogenous and … among 18- to 26-year-olds, the return from an extra year of schooling is almost zero for men and 3.8 percent for women. The … alters the schooling distributions of men and women differently, thus the average causal effect we estimate puts a higher …

theoretical explanation for why women attend college at a higher rate and earn a lower average income than men. Differential … fecundity and an equilibrium marriage market form the basis of my explanation. The model also accounts for gender …