La presente obra analiza diez de los principales retos que México debe enfrentar para lograr un desarrollo pleno y sostenible; un desarrollo orientado a contribuir en la construcción de un futuro promisorio para el país. Los retos analizados son: el estado de derecho y la gobernanza nacional;...

US universities are not only acting as vehicles for educating the people for carrying out roles in the American economy but also as engines for the nation's growth. They are expected to conserve the knowledge accumulated by the past, impart that knowledge to students, and contribute to the...

The American bar exam is an initiation rite that bars diversity in the legal profession.According to the 2020 census, the US population is over 42% minorities. However, only 14% of the legal profession is. In 2020 the American Bar Association released data that the first-time bar exam pass rate...

We estimate the wage premium associated with having a cadre parent in China using a recent survey of college graduates carried out by the authors. The wage premium of having a cadre parent is 15%, and this premium cannot be explained by other observables such as college entrance exam scores,...

We investigate long-term trends in the intergenerational transmission of education in a low income country undergoing a transition from socialism to a market economy. We draw on evidence from Kyrgyzstan using data from three household surveys collected in 1993, 1998 and 2011. We find that...

We investigate long-term trends in the intergenerational transmission of education in a low income country undergoing a transition from socialism to a market economy. We draw on evidence from Kyrgyzstan using data from three household surveys collected in 1993, 1998 and 2011. We find that...

Part of a larger research, this paper aims to point out several key elements of the productivity in the field of services, with application to the intellect-intensive ones: the main concern is for educational services.Methodologically, the paper starts with the framing in the context of the...

Political regimes influence contents of education and criteria used to select and evaluate students. We study the impact of a socialist education on the likelihood of obtaining a college degree and on several labor market outcomes by exploiting the reorganization of the school system in East...