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Essays On The Impact Of Education On Economic Outcomes In A Developing Country, Omer Bahadir Dursun
Essays On The Impact Of Education On Economic Outcomes In A Developing Country, Omer Bahadir Dursun
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
In this dissertation, I present three distinct essays in economics of education and health economics that can be read independently from one another. These studies investigate the non-pecuniary benefits of extended primary schooling in a developing country setting. I exploit the 1997 education reform in Republic of Turkey, which extended the duration of mandatory schooling from 5 to 8 years, to address the endogeneity of educational attainment levels of individuals. Chapter 2 provides robust evidence in favor of the argument that increasing the duration of mandatory primary education among women who have a low interest in receiving more schooling may …