Session 64: Determinants of Educational Attainment

Thursday, March 30 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Los Feliz Lobby Level

1.	Timing Is Everything? A Proposed Multi-State Model of Post-Secondary Transitions across Two Cohorts of U.S. Students  •  Megan Andrew, University of Wisconsin at Madison; Cecilia Ceja, University of Wisconsin at Madison

2.	The Impact of Nutrition and School Quality on Primary School Enrollment in the Philippines  •  Jere Behrman, University of Pennsylvania; Sharon J. Ghuman, Population Council; Socorro Gultiano, University of San Carlos; Elizabeth King, World Bank Group

3.	The Relationship between Fertility and Children’s Education in Brazil: A Natural Experiment Using Twin Data  •  Ana P. Verona, University of Texas at Austin

4.	Early Marriage and Pregnancy as Factors in School Dropout: An Analysis of DHS data from Sub-Saharan Africa  •  Cynthia B. Lloyd, Population Council; Barbara S Mensch, Population Council

5.	Islam and Gender Inequality in Education  •  Fatou Jah, Cornell University

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