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1by Lechmann, Daniel S. J“..."The small extant literature on the working hours of self-employed workers is deficient, because it often lacks a clear theoretical underpinning and suffers...”
2017
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2by Corak, Miles Published in The Journal of economic perspectives (2013)“...My focus is on the degree to which increasing inequality in the high-income countries, particularly in the United States, is likely to limit economic mobility...”
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3by Kirkeboen, Lars J Leuven, Edwin Mogstad, Magne Published in The Quarterly journal of economics (2016)“...Abstract This article examines the labor market payoffs to different types of postsecondary education, including field and institution of study. Instrumental...”
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4by Lazear, Edward P“..."Success, measured by earnings or education, of immigrants in the US varies dramatically by country of origin. For example, average educational attainment...”
2017
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5“..."For-profit providers are becoming an increasingly important fixture of US higher education markets. Students who attend for-profit institutions take on more...”
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6by Deming, David J Yuchtman, Noam Abulafi, Amira Goldin, Claudia Katz, Lawrence F Published in The American economic review (2016)“...We study employers' perceptions of the value of postsecondary degrees using a field experiment. We randomly assign the sector and selectivity of institutions...”
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7by Oreopoulos, Philip Wachter, Till von Heisz, Andrew Published in American economic journal. Applied economics (2012)“...This paper analyzes the magnitude and sources of long-term earnings declines associated with graduating from college during a recession. Using a large...”
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8by Erola, Jani Jalonen, Sanni Lehti, Hannu Published in Research in social stratification and mobility (2016)“...•Over half of the family level variation in child's SES attributed to parental SES.•Parental education explains children's occupation most and income...”
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9by Aizer, Anna Eli, Shari Ferrie, Joseph Lleras-Muney, Adriana Published in The American economic review (2016)“...We estimate the long-run impact of cash transfers to poor families on children's longevity, educational attainment, nutritional status, and income in...”
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10“..."In the early 2000s, a highly selective university introduced a 'no-loans' policy under which the loan component of financial aid awards was replaced with...”
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11by Layard, Richard Clark, Andrew E Cornaglia, Francesca Powdthavee, Nattavudh Vernoit, James Published in The Economic journal (London) (2014)“...Policy makers who care about well-being need a recursive model of how adult life-satisfaction is predicted by childhood influences, acting both directly and...”
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12by Ehrenberg, Ronald G Published in The Journal of economic perspectives (2012)“...American higher education is in transition along many dimensions: tuition levels, faculty composition, expenditure allocation, pedagogy, technology, and more...”
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13“...Abstract We present new evidence on the evolution of black–white earnings differences among all men, including both workers and nonworkers. We study two...”
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14by Zimmerman, Seth D Published in The American economic review (2019)“...This paper asks whether elite colleges help students outside of historically advantaged groups reach top positions in the economy. I combine administrative...”
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15“..."We report increasing dispersion in the returns to graduate education in Britain, and relate this development to rising overqualification. We distinguish...”
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16Gender segregation in education and its implications for labour market outcomes: Evidence from India“..."This paper investigates gender-based segregation across different fields of study at the post-secondary level of schooling, and how that affects subsequent...”
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18“...Income gains in the top 1 percent are the primary cause for the rapid growth in U.S. inequality since the late 1970s. Managers and executives of firms account...”
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19by Alvarado, Steven Elías Published in Social science research (2018)“...Research on residential inequality focuses heavily on adult economic outcomes as crucial components of the intergenerational transmission of poverty. Yet,...”
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20“..."Migration across well-developed countries has been overlooked in the immigration literature. The present study is designed to evaluate the interplay between...”