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Field of study, earnings and self-selection

Kirkebøen, Lars J.; Leuven, Edwin; Mogstad, Magne - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2015

Why do individuals choose different types of post-secondary education, and what are the labor market consequences of those choices? We show that answering these questions is difficult because individuals choose between several unordered alternatives. Even with a valid instrument for every type...

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Are Lone Mothers Responsive to Policy Changes? The Effects of a Norwegian Workfare Reform on Earnings, Education, and Poverty

Mogstad, Magne; Pronzato, Chiara - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2008

once. We find that the workfare reform did not only increase earnings and education as well as lower welfare caseloads and …

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How financial incentives induce disability insurance recipients to return to work

Kostøl, Andreas Ravndal; Mogstad, Magne - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2012

Disability Insurance (DI) programs have long been criticized by economists for apparent work disincentives. Some countries have recently modified their programs such that DI recipients are allowed to keep some of their benefits if they return to work, and other countries are considering similar...

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Beyond LATE with a discrete instrument. Heterogeneity in the quantity-quality interaction of children

Brinch, Christian N.; Mogstad, Magne; Wiswall, Matthew - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2012

The interpretation of instrumental variables (IV) estimates as local average treatment effects (LATE) of instrument-induced shifts in treatment raises concerns about their external validity and policy relevance. We examine how to move beyond LATE in situations where the instrument is discrete,...

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No Child Left Behind. Universal Child Care and Children’s Long-Run Outcomes

Havnes, Tarjei; Mogstad, Magne - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2009

There is a heated debate in the US and Canada, as well as in many European countries, about a move towards subsidized, universally accessible child care. At the same time, studies on universal child care and child development are scarce, limited to short-run outcomes, and the findings are mixed....

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Divorced Fathers’ Proximity and Children’s Long Run Outcomes. Evidence from Norwegian Registry Data

Kalil, Ariel; Mogstad, Magne; Rege, Mari; Votruba, Mark - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2009

This study examines the link between divorced nonresident fathers’ proximity and children’s long-run outcomes using high-quality data from Norwegian population registers. We follow (from birth to young adulthood) 15,992 children born into married households in Norway in the years 1975-1979...

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How Linear Models Can Mask Non-Linear Causal Relationships. An Application to Family Size and Children's Education

Mogstad, Magne; Wiswall, Matthew - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2009

Many empirical studies specify outcomes as a linear function of endogenous regressors when conducting instrumental variable (IV) estimation. We show that commonly used tests for treatment effects, selection bias, and treatment effect heterogeneity are biased if the true relationship is...

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Is universal child care leveling the playing field?

Havnes, Tarjei; Mogstad, Magne - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2014

earnings distribution of exposed children as adults, and negative in the uppermost part. We complement this analysis with local … linear regressions of the child care effects by family income. We find that most of the gains in earnings associated with the … in earnings. In line with the differential effects by family income, we estimate that the universal child care program …

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The distributional impact of public services when needs differ

Aaberge, Rolf; Bhuller, Manudeep; Langørgen, Audun; … - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2010

Despite a broad consensus on the need to take into account the value of public services in distributional analysis, there is little reliable evidence on how the inclusion of such non-cash income actually affects poverty and inequality estimates. In particular, the equivalence scales applied to...

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