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Endogenous indoctrination: occupational choice, the evolution of beliefs, and the political economy of reform
Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2009
, thus validating the initial presumption against the market economy. This sustains an equilibrium where beliefs and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271321
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Endogenous Indoctrination: Occupational Choice, the Evolution of Beliefs, and the Political Economy of Reform
Saint-Paul, Gilles - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
beliefs, thus validating the initial presumption against the market economy. This sustains an equilibrium where beliefs and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008506888
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Catastrophic Job Destruction
Carneiro, Anabela; Portugal, Pedro; Varejão, José - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
In this article we study the resilience of the Portuguese labor market, in terms of job flows, employment and wage developments, in the context of the current recession. We single out the huge contribution of job destruction, especially due to the closing of existing firms, to the dramatic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884099
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Catastrophic Job Destruction
Carneiro, Anabela; Portugal, Pedro; Varejão, José - 2013
In this article we study the resilience of the Portuguese labor market, in terms of job flows, employment and wage developments, in the context of the current recession. We single out the huge contribution of job destruction, especially due to the closing of existing firms, to the dramatic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329173
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The Returns to Education in Italy: A New Look at the Evidence
Lucifora, Claudio; Comi, Simona; Brunello, Giorgio - 2000
The purpose of this paper is to provide an update of the empirical evidence on the private returns to education in … Italy. First, we show that, whilst returns to education in Italy (based on gross wages) are in line with the European … marginal return to the marginal cost of education – we speculate that either marginal costs are steeper in Italy or that a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262349
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The Returns to Education in Italy: A New Look at the Evidence
Brunello, Giorgio; Comi, Simona; Lucifora, Claudio - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000
The purpose of this paper is to provide an update of the empirical evidence on the private returns to education in … Italy. First, we show that, whilst returns to education in Italy (based on gross wages) are in line with the European … marginal return to the marginal cost of education - we speculate that either marginal costs are steeper in Italy or that a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763587
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A Generation of Italian Economists
Nano, Enrico; Panizza, Ugo; Viarengo, Martina - 2021
We examine the role of financial aid in shaping the formation of human capital in economics. Specifically, we study the impact of a large merit-based scholarship for graduate studies in affecting individuals' occupational choices, career trajectories, and labor market outcomes of a generation of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012597514
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Human Capital and Optimal Redistribution
Koeniger, Winfried; Prat, Julien - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We characterize optimal redistribution in a dynastic family model with human capital. We show how a government can improve the trade-off between equality and incentives by changing the amount of observable human capital. We provide an intuitive decomposition for the wedge between human-capital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011094072
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Human Capital and Optimal Redistribution
Koeniger, Winfried; Prat, Julien - 2014
We characterize optimal redistribution in a dynastic family model with human capital. We show how a government can improve the trade-off between equality and incentives by changing the amount of observable human capital. We provide an intuitive decomposition for the wedge between human-capital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010468191
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Who's Minding the Kids? Experimental Evidence on the Demand for Child Care Quality
Gordon, James; Herbst, Chris M.; Tekin, Erdal - 2018
(i.e., caregiver education and experience), and convenience (i.e., caregiver car ownership and availability). We find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984545