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 …

effect of a policy reform. Chapters 2 to 4 provide a contribution to the literature on economics of education and investigate …

education inequalities. Using PISA 2018 data from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, we find that students … are more likely to end their education early and repeat grades, especially in Spain, Germany and Italy. The distribution …

choose the non-professional education track. Those who might have otherwise pursued higher, professional education may forgo … education since, they will be overqualified in the host country. This will have a long run affect. As time goes on, therefore …

-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. …

equal distribution of education contributes significantly to reducing income inequality. Educational expansion is a major … stability contribute to reducing income inequality, while public spending on education helps to reduce educational inequality … factor in reducing educational inequality and thus income inequality. Public policies that improve social benefits and price …

to appear, without getting into the field of view of the majority of researchers in higher education. Debate on the … of higher education, especially in developed countries. Among the key questions as the proper factors of development … education and global context. The former include the rapid growth of costs universities and the emergence of massive open online …

specialization for the course of their upper secondary education years (e.g. Portugal, Spain, Sweden) whereas by contrast, others … classes in distinct areas, are not required to follow a single specialization and thus, receive a more general education … the mean performance or the inequality of students' test scores …

agencies on education in conflict-affected states acknowledges that some kinds of low-cost private schools emerge during … universal government education. Our research supports the accepted wisdom in terms of the existence of low-cost private schools … assumption that such private education should only be a temporary expedient. In conflict-affected countries, low-cost private …