Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/305721 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 17279
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper uses microdata from the Labor Force and Household Surveys conducted in Afghanistan to show the wage premium differences for education between men and women, documenting a significantly larger premium for women. This sharp distinction is causal as demonstrated by analysis of the compulsory schooling law. Recent bans on women's education and employment are projected to have significant negative impacts on women's future schooling, wage growth, and national income growth.
Subjects: 
returns to schooling
returns to experience
investments in education
Afghanistan
JEL: 
C13
J31
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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