In developed countries, women are expected to live about 4-5 years longer than men. In this paper we develop a novel approach in order to gauge to what extent gender differences in longevity can be attributed to gender-specific preferences and health behavior. For that purpose we set up a...

In his paper ‘‘Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Biased Technological Change, Substitution and the Wage Gap'' Theo van de Klundert employs a two-goods, two-factors general equilibrium model, applying the powerful "hat calculus technique" introduced by Meade (1961), to study the determinants of...

This paper argues that endogenous restructuring processes within firms towards productivityenhancing human resource activities, triggered by advances in information and communication technologies (ICT) and rising supply of educated workers, are typically associated with higher demand for...

This paper examines the impact of capital market integration (CMI) on higher education and economic growth. We take into account that participation in higher education is non-compulsory and depends on individual choice. Integration increases (decreases) the incentives to participate in higher...