Essays about: "parental human capital"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words parental human capital.
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1. Intergenerational Educational Mobility among Immigrants and Natives in Germany
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This study examines the intergenerational educational mobility among immigrants and natives in Germany. Three regression models are estimated to investigate potential differences in the transmission of human capital from parents to their children between immigrants and natives. READ MORE
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2. Parents’ School Choice at the Primary Education Level in Azerbaijan : A Comparative Study Between Azerbaijani-Speaking and Russian-Speaking Parents
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktikAbstract : School Choice has been introduced into several national education programs during the past three decades in Azerbaijan. Parents are invited to select from various schools to locate the one that “suits them the best”. READ MORE
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3. The Impact of Free Childcare Services on Women’s Economic Opportunities: A Case Study in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : While Costa Rica is a country with many impressive social and economic achievements, women in the country are still struggling to participate in and contribute to the economy. The disproportionate share of childcare responsibilities that women in the country often bear, are hindering them from achieving work opportunities and attaining higher educational levels. READ MORE
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4. Belgen and the Parental Purse: The Impact of the Karamoja Famine on Intra-Household Resource Allocations
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Early-life health shocks can have very serious long-term consequences for those exposed to them, a fact which must be considered when parents make decisions with regards to allocating resources across their children. Here, the 1980 famine in Karamoja, Uganda is used as a natural experiment in which to test whether parental investment responses reinforce or compensate the impacts of early-life shocks. READ MORE
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5. School Choice and Private Schooling : A comparative case-study between Greece and Sweden
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktikAbstract : Over the past three decades, privatization and school choice have been introduced and embodied in the vocabulary of several national education policies. Although free education has been constituted, private schooling has been steadily growing its presence over the last years in Greece and Sweden. READ MORE