This paper investigates Becker, Hornung and Woessmann's recent claim that education had an important causal effect on … problems, notably the omission of relevant variables which leads to serious bias in the estimated effect of education. When … these problems are corrected, the conclusions of Becker, Hornung and Woessmann no longer hold. Education did not play an …

This paper investigates Becker, Hornung and Woessmann’s recent claim that education had an important causal effect on … problems, notably the omission of relevant variables which leads to serious bias in the estimated effect of education. When … these problems are corrected, the conclusions of Becker, Hornung and Woessmann no longer hold. Education did not play an …

In contexts such as education and sports, skill-accumulation of individuals over time crucially depends on the amount …

the first place. However, it induces the host country to improve its education quality, as a larger share of the generated … benefits accrue in this host country. A higher education quality raises in turn the human capital of the returning students. As …

the first place. However, it induces the host country to improve its education quality, as a larger share of the generated … benefits accrue in this host country. A higher education quality raises in turn the human capital of the returning students. As …

individuals from acquiring human capital. Therefore, even if all individuals who acquired education remain in the home country …

We present the first evidence that international emigrant selection on education and earnings materializes through …-migrants. Conditional on occupational skills, education and earnings no longer predict migration decisions. Differential labor …