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On the origins of socio-economic inequalities : evidence from twin families

Bingley, Paul; Cappellari, Lorenzo; Tatsiramos, Konstantinos - 2023

We propose a twin family model linking twins with their spouses and children to quantify the relative importance of genetic and environmental factors in explaining the variance of socio-economic outcomes. Using data from the Danish Twins Registry and population registers, we test and relax the...

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Math matters : education choices and wage inequality

Rendall, Andrew; Rendall, Michelle - 2014

cannot mimic the US within-group wage inequality. This paper provides an explanation for the observed intra-college group … inequality by showing that the top decile earners’ significant wage growth is underpinned by the link between ex ante ability …-group and general wage inequality is explained by math-biased technical change (MBTC). …

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Public Education Expenditures, Growth and Income Inequality

Artige, Lionel - 2017

income inequality. This paper revisits both relations in a single model of occupational choice with an endogenous supply of … education spending and income inequality can be U-shaped. We provide empirical evidence for this U-shaped relationship. Finally …

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Seven economic facts about the U.S. racial wealth gap

Broady, Kristen; Booth-Bell, Darlene; Griffin, Taylor - 2022

, each factor, along with a history of racism and discrimination has contributed to the extreme wealth inequality in America …

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The Impact of EITC on Education, Labor Market Trajectories, and Inequalities

Albertini, Julien; Poirier, Arthur; Terriau, Anthony - 2021

As a complement to the federal EITC, some states offer their own EITC, typically calculated as a percentage of the federal EITC. In this paper, we analyze the effect of state EITC on education using policy discontinuities at U.S. state borders. Our estimates reveal that an increase in state EITC...

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Specific Human Capital and Real Wage Cyclicality : An Application to Postgraduate Wage Premium

Gu, Ran - 2020

This paper examines how specific human capital affects labour turnover and real wage cyclicality in a frictional labour market. I develop an equilibrium search model with long-term contracts and imperfect monitoring of worker effort. Imperfect monitoring creates a moral hazard problem that...

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Skill-biased technological change, training, and the college wage premium : a quantitative analysis

Palmer, Thomas - 2024

This paper establishes that the rise in employer-provided training due to technological change has dampened the college wage premium. Using unique survey micro-data, I show that hightechnology firms provide more training overall, but the gap in training participation between high- and low-skill...

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Teacher grade predictions for ethnic minority groups : evidence from England

Burn, Hester; Fumagalli, Laura; Rabe, Birgitta - 2023

We explore whether teachers have different predictions for the examination performance of ethnic minority students relative to White British students. We exploit an exogenous change in assessment methods to compare grades based on teacher predictions to grades received through actual blindly...

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Impact of an educational demand-and-supply policy on girls’ education in West Africa : heterogeneity in income, school environment and ethnicity

Fatoke-Dato, Mafaïzath A. - 2015

The present paper measures the impact of an educational demand-and-supply side policy in a developing country, Benin. This West African country has introduced in 2006 a program to eliminate school fees, build schools and recruit teachers. The data used are the National Demographic and Health...

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Educational inequality and the returns to skills

Lundberg, Shelly - 2013

Research and policy discussion about the diverging fortunes of children from advantaged and disadvantaged households have focused on the skill disparities between these children – how they might arise and how they might be remediated. Analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Study of...

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