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Delayed graduation and university dropout : a review of theoretical approaches
Aina, Carmen; Baici, Eliana; Casalone, Giorgia; … - 2019
This paper surveys the theoretical approaches used in the literature to study the phenomenon of delayed graduation and university dropout. The classical human capital model does not contemplate failure, which the amended human capital model does. Delayed graduation and university dropout are two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012110312
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Delayed graduation and university dropout : a review of theoretical approaches
Aina, Carmen; Baici, Eliana; Casalone, Giorgia; … - 2019
This paper surveys the theoretical approaches used in the literature to study the phenomenon of delayed graduation and university dropout. The classical human capital model does not contemplate failure, which the amended human capital model does. Delayed graduation and university dropout are two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012149211
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The Impact of Juvenile Conviction on Human Capital and Labor Market Outcomes
Golan, Limor; Hai, Rong; Wabiszewski, Hayley - 2021
This article documents the long-term relationship among juvenile conviction, occupation choices, employment, wages, and recidivism. Using data from NLSY97, we document that youths who are convicted at or before age 17 have lower full-time employment rate and lower wage growth rate even after 10...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013323174
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Do Pimples Pay? Acne, Human Capital, and the Labor Market
Mialon, Hugo M. - 2018
We use data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health to investigate the association between having acne in middle to high school and subsequent educational and labor market outcomes. We find that having acne is strongly positively associated with overall grade point...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012934078
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Labor Market Experience and Returns to College Education in Fast Growing Economies
Li, Hongbin; Liang, James; Wu, Binzhen - 2023
, depressing the college premium for young workers. With an inelastic supply, experienced college graduates continue to enjoy a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014255962
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The expected (signaling) value of higher education
Ehrmantraut, Laura; Pinger, Pia; Stans, Renske - 2020
This paper explores students' expectations about the returns to completing higher education and provides first evidence on \textit{perceived} signaling and human capital effects. We elicit counterfactual labor market expectations for the hypothetical scenarios of leaving university with or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012293120
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The expected (signaling) value of higher education
Ehrmantraut, Laura; Pinger, Pia; Stans, Renske - 2020
This paper explores students' expectations about the returns to completing higher education and provides first evidence on perceived signaling and human capital effects. We elicit counterfactual labor market expectations for the hypothetical scenarios of leaving university with or without a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012293817
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The expected (signaling) value of higher education
Ehrmantraut, Laura; Pinger, Pia; Stans, Renske - 2020
This paper explores students' expectations about the returns to completing higher education and provides first evidence on perceived signaling and human capital effects. We elicit counterfactual labor market expectations for the hypothetical scenarios of leaving university with or without a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012293840
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The Gender Pay Gap Beyond Human Capital : Heterogeneity in Noncognitive Skills and in Labor Market Tastes
Grove, Wayne A. - 2014
Focused on human capital, economists typically explain about half of the gender earnings gap. For a national sample of MBAs, we account for 82 percent of the gap by incorporating noncognitive skills (e.g., confidence and assertiveness) and preferences regarding family, career, and jobs. Those...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013064280
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Horizontal Mismatch in the Labour Market of Graduates : The Role of Signalling
Domadenik, Polona - 2013
) institution. The empirical design of our paper builds on evidence relative to first labour market entry of graduates to identify a … matched unique employer-employee dataset we report the extent of horizontal mismatch for graduates of different fields of … duration on the likelihood of a horizontal mismatch separately for each field of education. We find that graduates from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013077317