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Impact of Changes in Marriage Law:Implications for Fertility and School Enrollment
Marriage Law Fertility School Enrollment
2016/3/3
Does the postponement of marriage affect fertility and investment in human capital? I study this question in the context of a 1957 amendment to the Mississippi marriage law that was aimed at delaying ...
We exploit variation in wage growth induced by increases in world oil prices to estimate the elasticity of young men’s labor market participation and school enrollment with respect to after-tax wages....
School enrollment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: family economic well-being, gender and place of residence
Democratic Republic residence
2015/7/23
This paper examines school enrollment of youth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to identify the roles of family economic well-being, gender, and place of residence in the school enrollme...
Science and engineering graduate school enrollment increases
Science and engineering graduate school enrollment increases
2015/4/29
After remaining essentially flat for the past two years, the number of full-time graduate students enrolled in science and engineering programs rose by 2.4 percent in 2013, to nearly 425,000 students,...
Does the orphan disadvantage "spill over"? An analysis of whether living in an area with a higher concentration of orphans is associated with children’s school enrollment in sub-Saharan Africa
education orphans school enrollment Sub-Saharan Africa
2014/11/24
Background: Despite considerable concern regarding the social consequences of sub-Saharan Africa's high orphan prevalence, there has been no research investigating how living in a community densely po...
ORPHANS IN AFRICA: PARENTAL DEATH, POVERTY, AND SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
ORPHANS IN AFRICA PARENTAL DEATH POVERTY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
2014/3/14
We examine the impact of orphanhood on children’s school enrollment in 10 sub-Saharan African countries. Although poorer children in Africa are less likely to attend school, the lower enrollment of or...
Remember When It Rained: The Elusiveness of Gender Discrimination in Indian School Enrollment
rainfall gender discrimination school enrollment education India
2012/10/22
Indian girls have significantly lower school enrollment rates than boys. Anecdotal evidence suggests that gender-differential treatment is the main explanation, but empirical support is often weak. I ...
The Effect of School Construction on Test Scores, School Enrollment, and Home Prices
school construction, test scores, home prices
2012/10/22
This paper provides new evidence on the effect of school construction projects on home prices, academic achievement, and public school enrollment. Taking advantage of the staggered implementation of a...
Gender differences in time use among adolescents in developing countries: Implications of rising school enrollment rates
gender differences adolescents developing countries enrollment rates
2009/9/15
Three research questions are addressed in this paper: (1) How does time use change during the transition to adulthood? (2) Does gender role differentiation intensify during the transition? (3) Does sc...
The Benefits of Delayed Primary School Enrollment: Discontinuity Estimates Using Exact Birth Dates
Benefits Delayed Primary School Enrollment Discontinuity Estimates Exact Birth Dates
2016/3/7
The paper estimates the effect of delayed school enrollment on student outcomes, using administrative data on Chilean students that include exact birth dates. Regression-discontinuity estimates, based...
This study uses longitudinal data from South Africa to estimate the relationship between early childhood nutritional status and schooling outcomes five years later. Preferred estimates from the full s...
Cinderella Goes to School The Effects of Child Fostering on School Enrollment in South Africa
Cinderella Goes School Child Fostering School Enrollment South Africa
2016/3/4
Fostering is a common institution throughout developing countries, where up to 25 percent of children are fostered. An analysis of 8,627 Black South African children suggests that foster children are ...