recruitment. In this study, we examine the effectiveness of one such proposal: the expansion of mass education. More precisely, we …

persistence using the Turkish Adult Education Survey (2012). Prior to the reform there is a gender gap in the association of … show that the education reform that increased compulsory schooling from 5 to 8 years, exposed children born after 1986 to 3 … more years of schooling and reduced the effect of parental education on the completion probability of new compulsory …

education on vocational training programs. We find that the reform reduced the gap in voting mainly by means of its stronger … compared to persons from high-status families. This paper examines whether reforms in education can help to reduce the socio …-economic gap in voting. We distinguish between reforms of two types that may lead to differences in the exercise of voting; (a …

We evaluate the aggregate, distributional and welfare consequences of alternative government education policies to … general equilibrium overlapping generations model with intergenerational linkages, a higher education choice as well as a … disciplined by US household survey data on income, wealth, education and time use. Studying the transitions induced by unexpected …

This paper investigates how upward mobility affects legislator voting behavior towards education policies. We develop … upward mobility. Using a newly compiled dataset of roll call voting on California education legislation matched with … electoral district-level upward mobility we find that the likelihood of a legislator voting "no" on redistributive education …

Education policy holds the promise of breaking the strong ties between family background and socio-economic position by … providing publicly accessible education for children of all backgrounds. However, the education system may also perpetuate … disadvantaged students, and that they can be cost-effective. For example, reducing class size, increasing general education spending …

incentives tounite, relative to larger regions. We show, however, that on thewhole, majority voting on separation and union …

education contingent subsidy paid to the poorest families of a community manages to initiate a bandwagon effect towards … 'education for all'. The optimal mechanism design of such a targeted transfer program is investigated. -- School Attendance …