occupation it may harm some workers while benefitting others; and it may either reduce or increase the proportion of knowledge … workers in employment. In my model, knowledge (in a broad sense) is an input into the production function of human capital …-quality one. People differ in their exogenous ability and ability is complementary with the quality of the knowledge input in the …

This paper provides a documentation of the ifo Prussian Economic History Database (iPEHD), a county-level database … as education, religion, fertility, and many others for Prussian economic development in the 19th century. The service of …

This paper provides a documentation of the ifo Prussian Economic History Database (iPEHD), a county-level database … as education, religion, fertility, and many others for Prussian economic development in the 19th century. The service of …

the complexity of pensions systems and degrees of myopia. In this paper, we assess levels of knowledge of pensions using a …-sums, monthly payments or both. Women are more likely not to know, as are people with lower levels of education. While one policy …

Large differences in fertility between women with high and low levels of education suggest that schooling may have a … direct impact on knowledge and use of contraception. We investigate this issue using information on women in Mexico. In order … schools built following the extension of compulsory education in Mexico from 6th to 9th grade in 1993. We show that raising …

inventors. Our results generalize the evidence of previous studies that show how migrant inventors "import" knowledge from their … knowledge across nations. …

present evidence of a trade-off between distance to the headquarters and the knowledge intensity of the foreign subsidiary … headquarters is, on average, about one percent higher in the knowledge intensity scale. I find no evidence of the knowledge …

-interest, knowledge, and ideology in public opinion formation? And how do people learn about economic issues? Using a new, specially … important. Knowledge about the economy ranks somewhere in between. …

inventors. Our results generalize the evidence of previous studies that show how migrant inventors "import" knowledge from their … evidence of migrants facilitating the technology-specific diffusion of knowledge across nations. …