Education is thought to be central to economic development. Yet, relatively little is known about how developing …

This paper assesses the status of education, both quantity and quality, in Bihar in both absolute terms and relative to … of educational outcomes. It also surveys the broader literature on education policies which provides a perspective on the … current policies in the field of education in Bihar. Finally, it makes a case for several policy initiatives that should be …

This paper assesses the status of education, both quantity and quality, in Bihar in both absolute terms and relative to … of educational outcomes. It also surveys the broader literature on education policies which provides a perspective on the … current policies in the field of education in Bihar. Finally, it makes a case for several policy initiatives that should be …

provide a comparable education to traditional schools. Estimating the effects of distance on academic outcomes, children prove …

provide a comparable education to traditional schools. Estimating the effects of distance on academic outcomes, children prove …

Using household data from Vietnam, we provide evidence on the effects of education on freedom of spouse choice. We use … years of schooling. We also estimate bounds on the effect of education on arranged marriage when exclusion restrictions are … violated locally (the lower bound is six to seven percentage points). The impact of education is strong for women, but …

Using household data from Vietnam, we provide evidence on the causal effects of education on freedom of spouse choice … is 6-7 percentage points). The impact of education is strong for women, but much weaker for men. …

Using household data from Vietnam, we provide evidence on the effects of education on freedom of spouse choice. We use … years of schooling. We also estimate bounds on the effect of education on arranged marriage when exclusion restrictions are … violated locally (the lower bound is six to seven percentage points). The impact of education is strong for women, but …

To study the effect of education on women’s empowerment in Nigeria, we employ the variation in the intensity of funding … of universal primary education program introduced in Nigeria in 1976 as a source of variation when identifying the … individual’s years of schooling. The analysis suggests that increasing female education by one year significantly increases women …