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Human capital formation : the importance of endogenous longevity
Galama, Titus J.; Van Kippersluis, Hans - 2022
influence their own length of life (endogenous longevity). Without the ability of individuals to influence their longevity, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013172987
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Human Capital Formation: The Importance of Endogenous Longevity
Galama, Titus; van Kippersluis, Hans - 2022
influence their own length of life (endogenous longevity). Without the ability of individuals to influence their longevity, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013356482
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The Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital: Exploring the Role of Skills and Health Using Data on Adoptees and Twins
Lundborg, Petter; Nordin, Martin; Rooth, Dan-Olof - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
In this paper, we focus on possible causal mechanisms behind the intergenerational transmission of human capital. For …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371896
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The intergenerational transmission of human capital: Exploring the role of skills and health using data on adoptees and twins
Lundborg, Petter; Nordin, Martin; Rooth, Dan Olof - 2011
In this paper, we focus on possible causal mechanisms behind the intergenerational transmission of human capital. For …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282495
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Founders' experience and self-employment duration: The importance of being a 'Jack-of-all-trades'. An analysis based on competing risks
Oberschachtsiek, Dirk - 2008
In dem Beitrag wird untersucht, wie sich Berufserfahrung und beruflicher Hintergrund auf die Dauer der Selbstständigkeit von Unternehmensgründern auswirken, insbesondere welchen Einfluss ausgewogene Qualifikationen auf diese Dauer haben. Es wird ein Bezugsrahmen zur Berufswahl eingesetzt, der...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267217
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Human Capital and Fertility in Germany after 1990: Evidence from a Multi-Spell Model
Sunder, Marco - 2010
We analyze the timing of birth of the first three children based on German panel data (GSOEP) within a hazard rate framework. A random effects estimator is used to accommodate correlation across spells. We consider the role of human capital - approximated by a Mincer-type regression - and its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270273
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Maternal Employment in Norway A parity-specific analysis of the return to full-time and part-time work after birth
Rønsen, Marit - 1995
This paper analyzes the (re)entry of Norwegian mothers into full-time and part-time employment following the first and second birth. Based on theories of job search and human capital depreciation and appreciation a semi-parametric hazard model is estimated, expressing the entry rate as a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011967914
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Maternal Employment in Norway A parity-specific analysis of the return to full-time and part-time work after birth
Rønsen, Marit - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 1995
This paper analyzes the (re)entry of Norwegian mothers into full-time and part-time employment following the first and second birth. Based on theories of job search and human capital depreciation and appreciation a semi-parametric hazard model is estimated, expressing the entry rate as a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004980934
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A Theory of Education and Health
Galama, Titus J.; Kippersluis, Hans van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2015
is important to longevity, provides direct utility, provides time that can be devoted to work or other uses, is valued …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242148
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Three Empirical Essays on the Long-Run Consequences of Early-Life Living Conditions
Neelsen, Sven - ifo Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der …
This study was prepared by Sven Neelsen while he was working with the ifo Institute for Economic Research. It was completed in December 2011 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich in May 2012. The study investigates long-run effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011148816