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Deriving Bounds on the Structural Vector when the Measurement Errors are Correlated: An Elaboration of the Frisch/Reiersol Approach
Willasen, Y. - 1998
In the general linear errors-in-variables model the main results have been derived under the assuption that the measurement errors are uncorrelated. However, as recognized by Bekker, Kapteyn and Wansbeek (BKW) (1997) and Lach (1993) this is often a problematic assumption to maintain in empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330295
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Active labour market policy effects for women in Europe: A survey
Bergemann, Annette; van den Berg, Gerard J. - 2006
We survey the recent literature on the effects of active labor market policies on individual labor market outcomes like employment and income, for adult female individuals without work in European countries. We consider skilltraining programs, monitoring and sanctions, job search assistance, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293019
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Life expectancy, schooling, and lifetime labor supply: Theory and evidence revisited
Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe - 2013
This paper presents a theoretical and empirical analysis of the role of life expectancy for optimal schooling and … optimal schooling. The observed increase in survival rates during working ages that follows from the rectangularization of the … survival function is crucial for schooling and labor supply. The empirical results suggest that the relative benefits of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293192
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Health and Education: Understanding the Gradient
Strulik, Holger - 2011
This study presents a novel view on education and health behavior of individuals constrained by aging bodies. The aging process, i.e. the accumulation of health deficits over time, is built on recent insights from gerontology. The loss of body functionality, which eventually leads to death, can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294416
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Child work and schooling under trade liberalization in Indonesia
Kis-Katos, Krisztina; Sparrow, Robert - 2009
We examine the effects of trade liberalization on child work and schooling in Indonesia. Our estimation strategy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301481
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Is The Captain of the Men of Death Still At Play? Long-Run Impacts of Early Life Pneumonia Exposure during Sulfa Drug Revolution in America
Bhalotra, Sonia; Venkataramani, Atheendar - 2011
the introduction of sulfa experienced increases in schooling, income, and the probability of employment, and reductions in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010305600
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Spillover Effects of Early-Life Medical Interventions
Breining, Sanni; Daysal, N. Meltem; Simonsen, Marianne; … - 2015
We investigate the spillover effects of early-life medical treatments on the siblings of treated children. We use a regression discontinuity design that exploits changes in medical treatments across the very low birth weight (VLBW) cutoff. Using administrative data from Denmark, we first confirm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288212
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Human Capital Quality and Aggregate Income Differences: Development Accounting for U.S. States
Hanushek, Eric A.; Ruhose, Jens; Woessmann, Ludger - 2015
Although many U.S. state policies presume that human capital is important for state economic development, there is little research linking better education to state incomes. In a complement to international studies of income differences, we investigate the extent to which quality-adjusted...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307079
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The Effect of a Sibling's Gender on Earnings, Education and Family Formation
Peter, Noemi; Lundborg, Petter; Webbink, Dinand - 2015
We examine how the gender of a sibling affects earnings, education and family formation. Identification is complicated by parental preferences: if parents prefer certain sex compositions over others, children's gender affects not only the outcomes of other children but also the very existence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307341
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Human Capital Quality and Aggregate Income Differences: Development Accounting for U.S. States
Hanushek, Eric A.; Ruhose, Jens; Woessmann, Ludger - 2015
Although many U.S. state policies presume that human capital is important for state economic development, there is little research linking better education to state incomes. In a complement to international studies of income differences, we investigate the extent to which quality-adjusted...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307361