This paper contributes to the literature on overeducation by empirically investigating its effects on wages among Ph.D. holders. We analyze data collected in 2009 by the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) through a large cross-sectional survey of Ph.D. recipients that allowed us...

This paper provides an introduction into the estimation of Marginal Treatment Effects (MTE). Compared to the existing surveys on the subject, our paper is less technical and speaks to the applied economist with a solid basic understanding of econometric techniques who would like to use MTE...

This project aims to explore the effect of wealth shocks on education and marriage for young women in Pakistan. Financial shocks are used to estimate the probability of dropping out of education and into marriage. Using the Pakistan Rural Household Panel survey for the years 2000-10, the effects...

In this paper I revisit the interpretation of the linear instrumental variables (IV) estimand as a weighted average of conditional local average treatment effects (LATEs). I focus on a practically relevant situation in which additional covariates are required for identification while the...

Given a binary treatment D, a response Y with its potential versions (Y⁰,Y¹) and covariates X, often D is endogenous. Unless Y is continuous, dealing with a binary endogenous D has been difficult even when an instrument δ is available. This paper shows that, for any form of Y (binary,...

Given a binary treatment D, a response Y and covariates X, often X interacts with D in an unknown way to make the treatment effect heterogeneous. If D is exogenous, there are various semi-parametric approaches (matching, inverse probability weighting, etc.) to estimate a weighted average of the...

In this paper I revisit the interpretation of the linear instrumental variables (IV) estimand as a weighted average of conditional local average treatment effects (LATEs). I focus on a practically relevant situation in which additional covariates are required for identification while the...

This paper evaluates how a light-touch parenting program for parents of children below school entry age affects maternal well-being. We first analyze data from a randomized controlled trial focusing on more advantaged parents. Second, we use a sample of mothers from deprived neighborhoods, for...

While there is an established positive relationship between self-control and education, the direction of causality remains a matter of debate. We make a contribution to resolving this issue by exploiting a series of Australian and German educational reforms that increased minimum education...

To know how better economic conditions impact health-related choices is critical when formulating public policies that aim at improving the population's health, both in terms of outcomes and habits. Through the use of two national surveys, we investigate the effect of one additional year of...