-founded education and fertility decision of households into a model of international trade with firm heterogeneity. Our theoretical … framework leads to two testable implications: i) the export share of a country increases with the education level of its … population, ii) the average profitability of firms located in a country also increases with the education level of its population …

mother is well-educated. -- early-life conditions ; migration ; parental education ; adult health ; height retardation ; age …-run health is proxied by adult height. The relation between siblings' ages at migration and their heights after age 18 allows us … to estimate the causal effect of conditions at certain ages on adult height. Moreover, we compare siblings born outside …

. Long-run health is proxied by adult height. The relation between siblings' ages at migration and their heights after age 18 … allows us to estimate the causal effect of conditions at a certain age on adult height. Moreover, we compare siblings born …

This paper aims to identify the causal effect of English language skills on education, health and fertility outcomes of … degrees, but do not affect child health and self-reported adult health. The impact of language on fertility outcomes is also … becoming a teenage mother, and decrease fertility. …

unique and extensive sample of the Danish population, we examine how mortality is related to factors such as education …This paper presents evidence on how mortality in Denmark is related to different socio-economic indicators. By use of … the cause-specific mortality rates. Particularly, we find that the often found inverse correlation between socio …

Education is argued to be an important driver of the decision to start a business. The measurement of its influence … US. Theeffect of education on the decision to become self-employed is found to be strongly positive,much higher than the … estimated effect in case no instrumental variables are used. That is, thehigher the respondent's level of education, the greater …

strategies to higher education. The starting hypothesis of this study is that students consider the expected utility of their …-priced education. The results of this paper confirm that both expected wages and admission probabilities determine students …