Demographic change in industrial countries will influence educational spending in
potentially two ways. On the one hand, the decline in the number of school‐age children …

To assess heterogeneity in the influence of genetic variation on educational attainment
across environmental contexts, we present a meta-analysis of heritability estimates in fifteen …

Now many of them [economists] are writing about neighborhood get-togethers, PTAs, Bible
study classes, and the like…. This is not necessarily a good thing.—Claude S …

The paper outlines the 20th-century history of American zoning to explain how home-owners
came to dominate its content and administration in most jurisdictions. Zoning's original …

In line with the rising interest in harnessing natural resource revenues for economic and
human development through productive government investments, this paper aims to …

Will immigration undermine the welfare state? Trust beyond Borders draws on public
opinion data and case studies of Germany, Sweden, and the United States to document the …

Population ageing, and the decline in the working-age population, represent a profound
global demographic shift. What political consequences do ageing populations have for the …

This chapter analyses gender inequalities in participation in higher education and degree
awards in OECD member countries. After documenting these inequalities, in both …

While residents receive similar benefits from many local government programs, only about
one-third of all households have children in public schools. We argue that capitalization of …

This paper investigates the relationship between life expectancy and economic growth in an
overlapping generations model with family altruism where private and public investments in …