primary school education from 7 to 8 years. At the same time, the reform did not affect the education system at post …-primary levels, that is the system of secondary and higher education. In result, all education tracks were extended by one year … countries. However, our study is the first one to estimate the impact of the compulsory schooling extended in a centrally …

We examine how the gender of a sibling affects earnings, education and family formation. Identification is complicated … with sisters obtain lower education and give birth earlier than women with brothers. Our analysis shows that the family …

We examine how the gender of a sibling affects earnings, education and family formation. Identification is complicated … the singleton sample. A large part of the positive effect on men's income can be explained by competition among brothers …

We examine how the gender of a sibling affects earnings, education and family formation. Identification is complicated … with sisters obtain lower education and give birth earlier than women with brothers. Our analysis shows that the family …

How much does disease depress development in human capital and income around the world? I discuss a range of micro …

Census. Earnings are shown to increase with schooling, pre-immigration experience and duration in Canada, as well as with … complementarity between language skills and both schooling and preimmigration experience. That is, greater proficiency in the official … languages enhances the effects on earnings of schooling and pre-immigration labor market experience. Language proficiency and …

of schooling in developing economies raises enterprise income by an average of 5.5 percent, which is close to the average …This meta-analytical review of empirical studies of the impact of schooling on entrepreneurship selection and … entrepreneurship to farming. The education effect that separates workers into self-employment and wage employment is stronger for women …

investment in education because discrimination spurred exit facilitated by human capital. Theory moreover suggests that if exit …

In 1999, a reform of education was implemented in Poland, which added one year to the shortest available educational … path, leading to the acquisition of basic vocational education. In the new system, students choosing this path acquire one … more year of general education, which, according to the authors of the reform, should improve the student's position in the …