Education, Employment and Earnings in Pakistan

RECOUP Policy Brief no.6 by Monazza Aslam Gender gaps in educational access, schooling quality and labour market outcomes are pervasive in Pakistan. This brief discusses the findings of three recent studies in Pakistan that highlight the role of education in improving individual productivity, increasing earnings, bringing people out of poverty and providing a pathway to [...]

Returns to schooling, ability and cognitive skills in Pakistan and India

more about "", posted with vodpod Monazza Aslam (presenter) University of Oxford, Faisal Bari, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Anuradha De, CORD, New Delhi, Geeta Kingdon, University of London and Rajeev Kumar, CORD, New Delhi. This paper investigates the economic outcomes of education for wage earners in Pakistan and India. This is done by analysing [...]

The pattern of return to education and its implications

Our recent policy brief no. 4 is devoted to discussing in some detail this important issue in the economics of education.    It is a joint output by myself, Prof. Geeta Kingdon (IoE) and Harry Patrinos.    Below I present a summary of the above paper to enable readers’ comments.    Those who are interested in the topic [...]