TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Najam, Rafiuddin
AU  - Patrinos, Harry Anthony
AU  - Kattan, Raja Bentaouet
        TI  - The Mis-Education of Women in Afghanistan: From Wage Premiums to Economic Losses
        PY  - 2024/Sep/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 17279
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp17279
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - returns to schooling
KW  - returns to experience
KW  - investments in education
KW  - Afghanistan
        ER  -