Background: Scholars and policymakers have criticized public education in developed
countries for perpetuating health and income disparities. Several studies have examined the …

Whether education affects political participation is a long-standing and central question in
political philosophy and political science. In this review, we provide an overview of the three …

利用DEA 非参数技术和受限Tobit 模型, 核算财政分权改革舌中国省级地方政府财政支出的相对
效率, 结果显示, 中国大部分省级政府的支出都不是很有效率的. 但比较而言 …

We examine a new dataset of public procurement laws, practice, and outcomes in 187
countries. We measure regulation as restrictions on the discretion of the procuring entities …

While the robust and positive relationship between education and political engagement has
been widely documented, the direct causal link is still a subject of debate. This study …

In dieser Dauerbeobachtung des deutschen Bildungssystems führen die Autorinnen und
Autoren die Analyse bekannter Indikatoren mit neuen Akzenten fort. Schwerpunktthema der …

Die Autorengruppe, der Herausgeber und der Verlag haben die in dieser Veröffentlichung
enthaltenen Angaben mit größter Sorgfalt zusammengestellt. Sie können jedoch nicht …

It is often observed that individuals with higher education levels tend to be more
environmentally friendly. Yet, the causal evidence is lacking because there may well be …

The mismatch of skills among youth graduates contributes towards existing social and
economic challenges of poverty and unemployment especially among youths in most …

Civic honesty is essential to social capital and economic development but is often in conflict
with material self-interest. We examine the trade-off between honesty and self-interest using …