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policy as an instrument for schooling, Erten and Keskin (2018, henceforth EK), published in AEJ-Applied Economics, find that … women's education increases the psychological violence and financial control behavior that they face from their partners …
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policy as an instrument for schooling, Erten and Keskin (2018, henceforth EK), published in AEJ-Applied Economics, find that … women's education increases the psychological violence and financial control behavior that they face from their partners …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012624582
Gender segregation in the labor market may be explained by women's re- luctance to choose technical occupations …, although the foundations for career choices are certainly laid earlier, during education. Educational experts claim that female … the classroom and unequal treatment by teachers. In this paper, we identify the causal impact of gender composition in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011343933
In this paper, we estimate the returns on schooling for young men and women in Turkey using the exogenous and substantial variation in schooling across birth-cohorts brought about by the 1997 reform of compulsory schooling. We estimate that among 18- to 26-year-olds, the return from an extra...
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The education system has reacted slowly to changes in labour market needs, leading to an increasing number of school …, human capital accumulation and social mobility. In the vocational education and training system, resources continue to be … market needs requires active participation of social partners, students and education institutions. The rapid expansion of …
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Many observers argue that diversity in Economics and STEM fields is critical, not simply because of egalitarian goals … Economics degree than non-enrollees (a plausible lower bound given negative selection into enrollment on math skills and major … participation in Economics …
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centuries, we conduct the first quantitative exploration of the gender gap among classical composers. We use the length of a … gender gap with a focus on the development of composers' human capital through families, teachers, and institutionalized … music education. The evidence suggests that parental musical background matters for composers' prominence, that the effects …
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found that opening a local university increased the likelihood of obtaining higher education degrees and had long … marriage. The paper highlights the importance of increasing access to higher education for positive social and labor outcomes …
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found that opening a local university increased the likelihood of obtaining higher education degrees and had long … marriage. The paper highlights the importance of increasing access to higher education for positive social and labor outcomes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014345108
This study is based on a randomized control trial (RCT) aimed at understanding the effectiveness of a financial literacy pilot program conducted in 2014-2016 at the Institute for Indian Mother and Child, a non-profit micro-finance institution based near Kolkata. Significant impacts are revealed...
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