Why Governments Should Invest More To Educate Girls. Center Discussion Paper [electronic resource] / T. Paul Schultz.

Women and men often receive the same percentage increase in their wage rates with advances in schooling. Because these returns decline with more schooling, the marginal returns for women will tend to exceed those for men, especially in countries where women are much less educated. The health and sch...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Schultz, T. Paul
Corporate Author:	Yale University. Economic Growth Center
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2001.
Subjects:	Educational Attainment. Educational Economics. Educational Research. Gender Issues. Global Approach. Government Role. Labor Force. Taxes. Wages. Womens Education.