This paper examines human capital gap between titular ethnicities and Russian-speaking
minorities, which has emerged in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania during the transition and …

This chapter examines the role of immigrant networks on trade, particulalry through the
demand effect. First, we examine the effect of immigration on trade when the immigrants …

When judged either by educational attainment of adult population or by secondary and
tertiary enrollment rates, Albania by 2002 compared very unfavorably to most European …

Recent evidence suggests that social mobility has declined in many developed countries
despite some of them pursuing proactive redistribution policies. In this paper we …

We investigate the effect of differential access to financial markets, discount factor and
wealth endowment on poverty and inequality. We construct a model of educational and …

This thesis explores the socioeconomic characteristics which influence the decision of
joining HE in Egyt. it assesses the characteristics of the beneficiaries, and identifies the …

This paper studies second best policies for education, saving, and labour in an OLG model
in which endogenous growth results from human capital accumulation. Government …

We consider a dynamic framework in which generations are linked by educational
background. In particular, individuals differ in ability to benefit from education, parental …

The dissertation explores individuals' attitudes towards redistribution. Chapter 1 and
Chapter 2 present two dynamic theoretical models that are used to analyze the interrelation …

This chapter examines the differential effects of mother's schooling and father's schooling on
the acquisition of schooling by their offspring. It does this in a “cross-cultural” context by …