Does education make people more or less religious? The previous literature offers mixed findings on the relationship … between education and religiosity. This may be due to endogeneity bias: education and religiosity can be caused by a third … variable such as culture or upbringing. We instrument education by exposure to the 1997 education reform in Türkiye which …

This thesis combines five essays in the fields of Labor Economics and the Economics of Education. The goal of the … peer groups for student outcomes in post-secondary education. Many university entrants rely on friends and study partners … examines gender peer effects in the same context. The analysis shows that while female students seem to benefit from higher …

This dissertation focuses on the relationship between gender equality and economic development, broadly defined. Since … the seminal work of Ester Boserup (1970), gender equality is widely understood as being both an instrument for and a … the consequences of gender inequality for economic development? (Chapter 1.) And what are its causes—i.e., why do we …