labeling, on the incidence of child labor and child schooling. Data were obtained from interviews with 410 households of …

This paper investigates the presence of a network externality which might explain the persistence of low schooling … networks. We test empirically whether young migrants�schooling decisions are affected by the presence of covillagers at … the propensity of young migrants to pursue schooling while in the city. This fi�nding suggests that policies seeking to …

This paper examines the differential effects of mother's schooling and father's schooling on the acquisition of … schooling by their offspring. It does this in a "cross-cultural" context by comparing results across three countries: Germany … found, generally, that father's schooling is more important than mother's, but this does vary by ethnic group. Mother …

differentially from these public investments. It is also desirable to comprehend whether schooling translates into increases in wages … that are similar in size for both for men and for women who obtain additional schooling. This paper uses the large … effect of increased school supply on schooling attainment: overall, by gender, and by socioeconomic background. It also …

Typically, the empirical presence of sheepskin effects in the returns to schooling has been used as evidence supporting … according to whether or not they found their accumulated schooling relevant for their occupations. Rate of return estimates on … years of schooling between these two groups of individuals are not stable either. This study demonstrates for the first time …

epidemic. Responding to these concerns, previous studies have investigated the schooling of orphans. Yet, few studies have … such a loss, and identified former orphans. Among individuals who started schooling before the Free Education Program …-orphans. We do not find a similar difference in education attainment among the younger cohorts, who started schooling after 1974 …