Does Education Reduce Wage Inequality? Quantile Regressions Evidence from Fifteen European Countries We address the impact of education upon wage inequality by drawing on evidence from fifteen European countries, during a period ranging between 1980 and 1995. We focus on within-educational-levels wage inequality by estimating quantile regressions of Mincer equations and analysing the difference...

Health is a cornerstone of a holistic model of positive education. Within the model, health is defined as practising sustainable habits for optimal physical and psychological health that are developed from a sound knowledge base. Evident by this definition is the notion that health consists of multiple components and that complete health is achieved when a person is physically, mentally, social...

This paper attempts to explain several empirical findings regarding religion. The main one is between religion and the fear of death. Some empirical evidence indicates moderately religious individuals fear death more than either atheists or extremely religious individuals. The model also explains the positive relationship often found between religious activity (e.g. church attendance) and age. ...

The relationship between neuroscience and education can prove most fruitful when it fosters a bidirectional exchange of ideas and approaches. The connection between neuroscience and education can be guided by defining roles, approaches, implications, and applications. The purpose of this discussion is to clarify the perspectives of neuroscience and education towards maximizing the communication...

This paper investigates the behavior of children from low socioeconomic status families and examines the effects of a socioemotional education program on aggression in children. The results of the program are compared according to the children’s gender and age, the family structure, the parents’ educational attainment, and social status. The results show that applying socioemotional education p...

Objective. To describe the impact of repeating behavioral educational intervention on sexual practices of HIV positive individuals. Method. A prospective cohort study of HIV positive individual was conducted in southeast Nigeria from June 2007 to May 2008. Information on sexual practices was collected at initial visit; education was given and its impact was evaluated afterwards. Results. Knowle...

Post-Secondary Education in Canada: Can Ability Bias Explain the Earnings Gap Between College and University Graduates? Using the Canadian General Social Survey we compute returns to post-secondary education relative to high-school. Unlike previous research using Canadian data, our dataset allows us to control for ability selection into higher education. We find strong evidence of positive abil...