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Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable deaths. This chapter overviews the theoretical frameworks for, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky...
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We investigate the effects of maternity leave coverage on women’s post-birth wages, job tenure, and labor market attachment. We pay particular attention to unobservable characteristics that are correlated with maternity leave coverage and that affect labor market outcomes. We use a control...
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education and employment outcomes, both among in-school youth who are at risk of dropping out and becoming disconnected as well …
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supply of graduates, the literature on over-education suggests that many graduates are unable to find employment in graduate …
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survey, this paper examines internal migration in Ethiopia, focusing on the linkages among internal migration, education and … other factors (including education), and also obtain higher returns to their education. In other words, the more educated … reap higher returns from their education as a main effect, as well as higher returns to their education from migration than …
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education. The return to college is estimated at 49.8% using a conventional Mincer-type specification and averages 37.1% using …-ability students select into higher education. Additional tests show that the results are unlikely to be driven by sample selection …
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In this paper, we discuss the quest for more and more education and its implications for social mobility. We document … increases in education acquisition by people from relatively rich family backgrounds. At the same time, wage differentials for … the more educated have risen. Putting these two together (more education for people from richer backgrounds and an …
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anthropometric characteristics of both spouses, together with their wage and education, and estimate who inter-racially marries whom …
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education and workforce development systems, focusing primarily (though not exclusively) on disadvantaged youth and adults, and … with education and training more clearly targeted towards firms and sectors providing good-paying jobs. This paper proposes … employers in key industries, education providers, workforce agencies and intermediaries at the state level, plus a range of …
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students compelled to stay on in education as a result of this compulsory school leaving rule attain higher qualification …
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