The process by which workers and firms establish positive assortative matches is complicated by the multidimensional nature of occupational requirements and worker skills and traits. This is especially important for young adult workers because early career mismatch is known to have long-term...

This paper empirically examines the search behavior of currently employed workers to understand changes in on-the-job search across different types of employed individuals and varying labor market conditions. Using data from the American Time Use Survey, we estimate the responsiveness of workers...

This study examines the effect of access to formal banking services on households' ability to smooth consumption in response to illness of adult workers. The institutional peculiarities of Indonesia's largest commercial bank are exploited to separately estimate the effects of access to formal...

Few academics question the relevance of critical thinking in higher education yet there has been little attempt to investigate which specific pedagogies aid in its development. In this study we assess whether critical thinking can be taught effectively using electronic discussions. In most...

While instructors are increasingly using electronic discussion boards in their classes, there is little agreement about how to best use this technology. As such, many instructors may simply attempt to use on-line discussions in the same way they use in-class discussions. There are, however,...