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1. 1. Intergenerational Educational Mobility among Immigrants and Natives in Germany

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Anastasia Demidova; [2023]
   Keywords : Intergenerational Mobility; Migration; Education; Human Capital; Germany; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : 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

3. 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 didaktik

   Author : Narmin Abdurahmanova; [2023]
   Keywords : Parent; school choice; primary education; Azerbaijan;

   Abstract : 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

4. 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 institutionen

   Author : Shannon O'Sullivan; [2022]
   Keywords : childcare; free childcare; women s economic opportunities; Costa Rica; economic development; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : 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

5. 4. Belgen and the Parental Purse: The Impact of the Karamoja Famine on Intra-Household Resource Allocations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Matthew Latham; [2020]
   Keywords : Human Capital; Differential Investment; Famine; Health; Uganda; Factor Analysis; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : 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

6. 5. School Choice and Private Schooling : A comparative case-study between Greece and Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Alexandra Farazouli; [2018]
   Keywords : School choice; private education; quality education; Greece; Sweden; Human Capital theory; Human Rights theory; Capability approach;

   Abstract : 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