increase in single-parent households may be contributing to the growing gender gap in education, as boys are more vulnerable to …

between education institutions and employment, iii) providing training opportunities during working life, and iv) making …

the comparative advantage of females in skill is reflected in their greater investment in education and in their selection …

This paper surveys the trends in gender gaps in education, their causes and potential policy implications. I show that … tertiary education students and graduates. Existing evidence suggests that this pattern is a result of a combination of … increasing returns to education and lower female effort costs of education. Widening gender gap in education combined with recent …

returns to education accrued to their parents; for girl students, a lower fraction of the return comes to their parental …

This dissertation consists of four distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of the economics of education …

This paper surveys the trends in gender gaps in education, their causes and potential policy implications. I show that … tertiary education students and graduates. Existing evidence suggests that this pattern is a result of a combination of … increasing returns to education and lower female effort costs of education. Widening gender gap in education combined with recent …