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-discrimination measures in education. An analysis of trends in inequalities in human development is used to identify three countries that have … education has been taken up politically. …
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dynastic framework with human capital accumulation. The study finds that accounting for differences in taxation and education …
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the vast majority of countries. Third, in many countries with low levels of education for both men and women in 1960 … better. Fourth, gender gaps rarely persist in countries where boys attain high levels of education. Most countries with large … education than men in some regions of the world. Although gender gaps in educational attainment are diminishing in most …
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This paper suggests that societies exhibiting a large degree of educational polarization among its populace are systematically more likely to slip into civil conflict and civil war. Intuitively, political preferences and beliefs of highly educated citizens are likely to differ fundamentally from...
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This essay has two goals. The first is to show that the heat hypothesis, per se, provides a partial explanation of causes of the violent crime in society. The second is to stress the importance of the concept of socioeconomic inequality that can negatively affect mental health and induce...
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end include strengthening work unions, improving public education and health systems, and legislating a minimum wage (or a …
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Education reforms that allow new educational providers to supply schooling into a state system can improve parental … parental involvement and produces accountability. Education policies need to be informed by goldstandard research to ensure …
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Educational inequality undermines the pivotal role of education in increasing the ability of the poor to move up the … of higher-income students makes the college admission more selective and thus the college education more rewarding. All …
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This paper suggests that societies exhibiting a large degree of educational polarization among its populace are systematically more likely to slip into civil conflict and civil war. Intuitively, political preferences and beliefs of highly educated citizens are likely to differ fundamentally from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011581261
Inequality and social exclusion receive considerable contemporary policy attention. In the field of international development, inequality - both vertical (between individuals and households) and horizontal (between groups) - is a core concern in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development....
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