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Chapter 8 The Social Value of Education and Human Capital
Lange, Fabian; Topel, Robert - In: Handbook of the economics of education : volume 1, (pp. 459-509). 2006
We review and extend the empirical literature that seeks evidence of a wedge between the private and social returns to human capital, specifically education. This literature has two main strands. First, much of modern growth theory puts human capital at center-stage, building on older notions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014023735
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Social security incentives, human capital investment and mobility of labor
Poutvaara, Panu - 2005
Migration between countries with earnings-related and flat-rate pay-as-you-go social security systems may change human … countries, allowing for migration may generate a Pareto-improvement for all current and future generations. Without transfers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267335
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Local education spending and migration: Evidence from a large redistribution program
Chauvin, Juan Pablo - 2024
migration, as well as on local labor market outcomes. I leverage the introduction of FUNDEF, a large federal program that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014563983
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Selective Migration, Occupational Choice, and the Wage Returns to College Majors
Ransom, Tyler - 2020
I examine the extent to which the returns to college majors are influenced by selective migration and occupational … migration, occupational choice, and earnings where, upon completing their education, individuals choose a location in which to … estimates of the model, I characterize the migration behavior of different college majors and find that migration flows are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012270048
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Student flows and migration: An empirical analysis
Dreher, Axel; Poutvaara, Panu - 2006
migration there over the period 1971-2001. What we find is that the stock of foreign students is an important predictor of … subsequent migration. This holds true whether or not the lagged endogenous variable is included. The relationship is robust to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285869
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Student flows and migration : an empirical analysis
Dreher, Axel; Poutvaara, Panu - 2005
migration there over the period 1971-2001. What we find is that the stock of foreign students is an important predictor of … subsequent migration. This holds true whether or not the lagged endogenous variable is included. The relationship is robust to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261293
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Social security incentives, human capital investment and mobility of labor
Poutvaara, Panu - 2005
Migration between countries with earnings-related and flat-rate pay-as-you-go social security systems may change human … countries, allowing for migration may generate a Paretoimprovement for all current and future generations. Without transfers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261335
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The Effect of Education on Geographic Mobility : Incidence, Timing, and Type of Migration
Aydemir, Abdurrahman; Kïrdar, Murat G.; Torun, Huzeyfe - 2021
education on both the incidence and timing of internal migration. In addition, for the first time in literature, we provide … causal effects of education on migration by reason for migration. We find that while education substantially increases the … incidence of migration among men, there is no evidence of an effect among women. Women, however, become more likely to migrate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013251544
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Intergenerational Transmission of Disadvantage : Mobility or Immobility Across Generations?
D'Addio, Anna - 2007
This report surveys the research in OECD countries on intergenerational mobility – i.e. the extent to which key characteristics and life experiences of individuals differ from those of their parents. A number of findings emerge: Intergenerational earnings mobility varies significantly across...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444612
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Selective migration, occupational choice, and the wage returns to college majors
Ransom, Tyler - 2020
I examine the extent to which the returns to college majors are influenced by selective migration and occupational … migration, occupational choice, and earnings where, upon completing their education, individuals choose a location in which to … estimates of the model, I characterize the migration behavior of different college majors and find that migration flows are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012239055