Data from two surveys of twins in China are used to contribute to an improved understanding of the role of economic development in affecting gender differences in the trends in, levels of, and returns to schooling observed in China and in many developing countries in recent decades. In...

This paper studies the long-run impact of policies aimed at fostering gender equality on economic growth in Brazil. The first part provides a brief review of gender issues in the country. The second part presents a gender-based, three-period OLG model that accounts for women’s time allocation...

The present paper investigates the development of nonwage employment (NWE) in the context of sensible changes in economic structure, by increasing the relative importance of the services’ sector and labour force supply due to an expansion of higher education. We identify factors which favour...

Todavía uno de cada cinco jóvenes peruanos de las minorías étnicas deserta para siempre del sistema educativo sin haber acabado siquiera la educación primaria. Claramente, los grupos no mestizos enfrentan desventajas en el acceso y progreso en el sistema educativo del Perú. Estas...

In the developing world, poor rural women and their children spend considerable time collecting water. Do women living in areas where more time is needed for water collection tend to participate less in income-earning, market-based activities? Do the education outcomes of their children tend to...

Engaging in paid work is generally difficult for women in developing countries. Many women work unpaid in family businesses or on farms, are engaged in low-income self-employment activities, or work in low-paid wage employment. In some countries, vocational training or grants for starting a...

This is the first study exploring the causal effect of education on teenage fertility in Argentina. We exploit an exogenous variation in education from the staggered implementation of the 1993 reform, which increased compulsory schooling from 7 to 10 years. We find a negative overall impact of...

Frauen sind in der Start-up-Welt unterrepräsentiert. In Deutschland wurden seit 2008 nur 4 Prozent der Start-ups von Frauen gegründet. Hingegen ist der Anteil der von Frauen gegründeten Unternehmen, welche nicht als Start-up gelten, mit rund 40 Prozent vergleichsweise hoch. Auf der Suche nach...

Frauen sind in der Start-up-Welt unterrepräsentiert. In Deutschland wurden seit 2008 nur 4 Prozent der Start-ups von Frauen gegründet. Hingegen ist der Anteil der von Frauen gegründeten Unternehmen, welche nicht als Start-up gelten, mit rund 40 Prozent vergleichsweise hoch. Auf der Suche nach...

This is the first study exploring the causal effect of education on teenage fertility in Argentina. We exploit an exogenous variation in education from the staggered implementation of the 1993 reform, which increased compulsory schooling from 7 to 10 years. We find a negative overall impact of...