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A comparison of the human capital and signaling models : the case of the self-employed and the increase in the schooling premium in the 1980's

Lofstrom, Magnus - 2000

This paper utilizes the self-employed to analyze the observed increase in the educational earnings premium in the 1980's. The paper compares the predictions of the signaling and human capital models in response to an exogenous demand shock such as a skill-biased technological change. Since the...

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Self-employment and earnings among high-skilled immigrants in the United States

Lofstrom, Magnus - 2000

-skilled occupations than natives, but the gap between the two groups decreased in the 1980's. Given the high self-employment rates of this …-skilled natives are more likely to be self-employed than high-skilled immigrants. Models of the self-employment decision, controlling …

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Labor market assimilation and the self-employment decision of immigrant entrepreneurs

Lofstrom, Magnus - 1999

sorting into the sectors, models of the self-employment decision are estimated. Variables for the proportion of immigrants in … the population and average earnings ratios are used as instruments to control for self-selection into self-employment and …

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Transitions to entrepreneurship and industry-specific barriers

Lofstrom, Magnus; Bates, Timothy Mason; Parker, Simon C. - 2011

. -- entrepreneurship ; self-employment ; capital constraints ; transitions ; entry barriers ; business start-ups …

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Labor market conditions and post-reform declines in welfare receipt among immigrants

Lofstrom, Magnus; Bean, Frank D. - 2001

results show that variation in the unemployment and employment rates across MSAs and states explain the observed relative post …-welfare reform decrease among immigrants, with immigrant welfare utilization being sensitive to changes in both employment and …

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Measuring the returns to the GED : using an exogenous change in GED passing standards as a natural experiment

Lofstrom, Magnus (contributor); Tyler, John H. (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

In this paper, we exploit an exogenous change in the passing standard required to obtain a General Educational Development (GED) credential to identify the impact of the GED on the quarterly earnings of male dropouts, utilizing the Texas Schools Micro Data Panel (TSMP). These unique data contain...

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