of education, inequality, and (natural) resources. We highlight two contrasting effects of education and human capital … accumulation. On the one side, education prompts economic growth and enriches the budget of the autocratic elite. On the other side …, education increases the "awareness" of citizens - capturing their reluctance to accept a dictatorship and their labor …

market outcomes in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). We demonstrate that the same genetic score that predicts education … is also associated with higher wages, but only among individuals with a college education. Moreover, the genetic gradient …

database contain a wide range of information on how education levels in Spain have evolved, classified according to the level …

children. But what if children also affect their parents' human capital? Using exogenous variation in education, arising from a …-sectional relationship between children's education and their parents' longevity. Our causal estimates tell a different story; children …