In India, fluency in English remains a status symbol for the wealthy and educated middle class, while creating a divide between those who have strong English language skills and those who do not. This study deploys a correspondence experiment conducted on a matrimonial website, to examine...

This paper examines changes in individual earnings during positive and negative growth periods in three Latin American economies: Argentina, Mexico, and Venezuela. We ask whether those individuals who start in the best economic position are those who experience the largest earnings gains or the...

We apply a partial identification analysis using comprehensive Norwegian register data to investigate the causal effect of father’s income on child income. We find a strong association between the incomes of fathers and children. The causal effect, however, equals at least 1% and at most 51%...