Research classified by Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) codes

2008

• Malamud, Ofer & Wozniak, Abigail, 2008, "The Impact of College Graduation on Geographic Mobility: Identifying Education Using Multiple Components of Vietnam Draft Risk," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3432, Apr.
• Eriksson, Tor & Poulsen, Anders & Villeval, Marie Claire, 2008, "Feedback and Incentives: Experimental Evidence," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3440, Apr.
• Cappellari, Lorenzo & Lucifora, Claudio, 2008, "The "Bologna Process" and College Enrolment Decisions," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3444, Apr.
• Quella, Núria & Rendon, Silvio, 2008, "Occupational Selection in Multilingual Labor Markets," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3446, Apr.
• Richter, Wolfram F., 2008, "Efficient Tax Policy Ranks Education Higher Than Saving," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3451, Apr.
• Dionisius, Regina & Mühlemann, Samuel & Pfeifer, Harald & Walden, Günter & Wenzelmann, Felix & Wolter, Stefan C., 2008, "Cost and Benefit of Apprenticeship Training: A Comparison of Germany and Switzerland," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3465, Apr.
• Clark, Andrew E. & Colombier, Nathalie & Masclet, David, 2008, "Never the Same After the First Time: The Satisfaction of the Second-Generation Self-Employed," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3476, Apr.
• Oechssler, Jörg & Roider, Andreas & Schmitz, Patrick W., 2008, "Cognitive Abilities and Behavioral Biases," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3481, May.
• Pfeifer, Christian, 2008, "Risk Aversion and Sorting into Public Sector Employment," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3503, May.
• Denzler, Stefan & Wolter, Stefan C., 2008, "Self-Selection into Teaching: The Role of Teacher Education Institutions," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3505, May.
• Fiess, Norbert M. & Fugazza, Marco & Maloney, William F., 2008, "Informality and Macroeconomic Fluctuations," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3519, May.
• Akee, Randall K. Q. & Copeland, William & Keeler, Gordon & Angold, Adrian & Costello, Jane E., 2008, "Parents’ Incomes and Children’s Outcomes: A Quasi-Experiment," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3520, May.
• Pfeifer, Christian, 2008, "A Note on Risk Aversion and Labour Market Outcomes: Further Evidence from German Survey Data," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3523, May.
• Akresh, Richard & Redstone Akresh, Ilana, 2008, "Using Achievement Tests to Measure Language Assimilation and Language Bias among Immigrant Children," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3532, Jun.
• Zorlu, Aslan & Hartog, Joop, 2008, "Employment Assimilation of Immigrants in the Netherlands: Catching Up and the Irrelevance of Education," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3534, Jun.
• Sookram, Sandra & Strobl, Eric, 2008, "The Role of Educational Choice in Occupational Gender Segregation: Evidence from Trinidad and Tobago," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3549, Jun.
• Christofides, Louis N. & Swidinsky, Robert, 2008, "The Economic Returns to a Second Official Language: English in Quebec and French in the Rest-of-Canada," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3551, Jun.
• Bassanini, Andrea & Nunziata, Luca & Venn, Danielle, 2008, "Job Protection Legislation and Productivity Growth in OECD Countries," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3555, Jun.
• Dimova, Ralitza & Nordman, Christophe Jalil & Roubaud, François, 2008, "Allocation of Labour in Urban West Africa: Implication for Development Policies," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3558, Jun.
• Lechner, Michael, 2008, "Long-Run Labour Market Effects of Individual Sports Activities," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3559, Jun.
• Barón, Juan D. & Cobb-Clark, Deborah A., 2008, "Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap in Private- and Public-Sector Employment: A Distributional Analysis," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3562, Jun.
• Chiswick, Barry R., 2008, "The Economics of Language: An Introduction and Overview," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3568, Jun.
• Shields, Michael P., 2008, "Why Should State Government Invest in College Education? An Equilibrium Approach for the US in 2000," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3569, Jun.
• Andersson Joona, Pernilla & Wadensjö, Eskil, 2008, "A Gender Perspective on Self-Employment Entry and Performance as Self-Employed," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3581, Jul.
• Goodall, Amanda H. & Kahn, Lawrence M. & Oswald, Andrew J., 2008, "Why Do Leaders Matter? The Role of Expert Knowledge," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3583, Jul.
• Bratti, Massimiliano & Checchi, Daniele & Filippin, Antonio, 2008, "Should You Compete or Cooperate with Your Schoolmates?," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3599, Jul.
• Bergemann, Annette & van den Berg, Gerard J., 2008, "From Giving Birth to Paid Labor: The Effects of Adult Education for Prime-Aged Mothers," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3600, Jul.
• Oosterbeek, Hessel & van Praag, Mirjam C. & IJsselstein, Auke, 2008, "The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurship Competencies and Intentions: An Evaluation of the Junior Achievement Student Mini-Company Program," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3641, Aug.
• Siebert, W. Stanley & Zubanov, Nick, 2008, "Management Economics in a Large Retail Organization," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3645, Aug.
• Hartog, Joop & van Praag, Mirjam C. & van der Sluis, Justin, 2008, "If You Are So Smart, Why Aren't You an Entrepreneur? Returns to Cognitive and Social Ability: Entrepreneurs versus Employees," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3648, Aug.
• Sanromá, Esteban & Ramos, Raul & Simón, Hipólito, 2008, "The Portability of Human Capital and Immigrant Assimilation: Evidence for Spain," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3649, Aug.
• Buscha, Franz & Maurel, Arnaud & Page, Lionel & Speckesser, Stefan, 2008, "The Effect of High School Employment on Educational Attainment: A Conditional Difference-in-Differences Approach," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3696, Sep.
• Gevrek, Deniz & Gevrek, Z. Eylem, 2008, "Nepotism, Incentives and the Academic Success of College Students," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3711, Sep.
• Kaas, Leo & Zink, Stefan, 2008, "Human Capital Investment with Competitive Labor Search," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3722, Sep.
• Blau, Francine D. & Kahn, Lawrence M. & Papps, Kerry L., 2008, "Gender, Source Country Characteristics and Labor Market Assimilation among Immigrants: 1980-2000," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3725, Sep.
• Kaas, Leo, 2008, "Human Capital Externalities with Monopsonistic Competition," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3729, Sep.
• Blau, Francine D. & Kahn, Lawrence M. & Liu, Albert Yung-Hsu & Papps, Kerry L., 2008, "The Transmission of Women's Fertility, Human Capital and Work Orientation across Immigrant Generations," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3732, Sep.
• Arulampalam, Wiji & Naylor, Robin & Smith, Jeremy, 2008, "Am I Missing Something? The Effects of Absence from Class on Student Performance," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3749, Oct.
• Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth & Belton, Willie, 2008, "The Role of Information and Institutions in Understanding the Black-White Gap in Self-Employment," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3761, Oct.
• Holzer, Harry J., 2008, "Workforce Development as an Antipoverty Strategy: What Do We Know? What Should We Do?," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3776, Oct.
• Andrews, Martyn J. & Clark, Ken & Whittaker, William, 2008, "The Determinants of Regional Migration in Great Britain: A Duration Approach," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3783, Oct.
• Charness, Gary & Kuhn, Peter J. & Villeval, Marie Claire, 2008, "Competition and the Ratchet Effect," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3784, Oct.
• Nielsen, Helena Skyt & Sørensen, Torben & Taber, Christopher, 2008, "Estimating the Effect of Student Aid on College Enrollment: Evidence from a Government Grant Policy Reform," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3785, Oct.
• Blundell, Richard & Costa Dias, Monica, 2008, "Alternative Approaches to Evaluation in Empirical Microeconomics," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3800, Oct.
• Christofides, Louis N. & Hoy, Michael & Yang, Ling, 2008, "The Determinants of University Participation in Canada (1977?2003)," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3805, Oct.
• Nordin, Martin & Persson, Inga & Rooth, Dan-Olof, 2008, "Education-Occupation Mismatch: Is There an Income Penalty?," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3806, Oct.
• Cardoso, Ana Rute & Fontainha, Elsa & Monfardini, Chiara, 2008, "Children and Parents Time Use: Empirical Evidence on Investment in Human Capital in France, Italy and Germany," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3815, Nov.
• Puhani, Patrick A. & Sonderhof, Katja, 2008, "The Effects of Maternity Leave Extension on Training for Young Women," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3820, Nov.
• Dolado, Juan J. & Stucchi, Rodolfo, 2008, "Do Temporary Contracts Affect TFP? Evidence from Spanish Manufacturing Firms," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3832, Nov.
• Langot, François & Moreno-Galbis, Eva, 2008, "Does the Growth Process Discriminate against Older Workers?," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3841, Nov.
• Machin, Stephen & Pelkonen, Panu & Salvanes, Kjell G., 2008, "Education and Mobility," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3845, Nov.
• Clausen, Jens & Heinesen, Eskil & Hummelgaard, Hans & Husted, Leif & Rosholm, Michael, 2008, "The Effect of Integration Policies on the Time until Regular Employment of Newly Arrived Immigrants: Evidence from Denmark," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3849, Nov.
• Orlowski, Robert & Riphahn, Regina T., 2008, "The East German Wage Structure after Transition," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3861, Dec.
• Belzil, Christian & Poinas, François, 2008, "Education and Early Career Outcomes of Second-Generation Immigrants in France," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3877, Dec.
• Chiappori, Pierre-André & Iyigun, Murat & Weiss, Yoram, 2008, "An Assignment Model with Divorce and Remarriage," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3892, Dec.
• Akee, Randall K. Q. & Yuksel, Mutlu, 2008, "A Note on Measures of Human Capital for Immigrants: Examining the American Community Survey and New Immigrant Survey," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3897, Dec.
• Blunch, Niels-Hugo, 2008, "Multidimensional Human Capital, Wages and Endogenous Employment Status in Ghana," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3906, Dec.
• Arias, Omar & Khamis, Melanie, 2008, "Comparative Advantage, Segmentation and Informal Earnings: A Marginal Treatment Effects Approach," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3916, Dec.
• Jane Arnold Lincove, 2008, "Growth, girls’ education, and female labor: a longitudinal analysis," Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, College of Business, volume 41, issue 2, pages 45-68, January-M.
• Gerardo Jacobs, 2008, "An Occupational Choice Model For Developing Countries," Journal of Economic Development, Chung-Ang Unviersity, Department of Economics, volume 33, issue 2, pages 125-153, December.
• Veronika Eberharter, 2008, "Parental Background and Intergenerational Occupational Mobility - Germany and the United States compared," Journal of Income Distribution, Ad libros publications inc., volume 17, issue 2, pages 74-94, June.
• Linda Yuet-Yee Wong, 2008, "Computers and the Gender Wage Differential," Journal of Income Distribution, Ad libros publications inc., volume 17, issue 3-4, pages 93-114, September.
• Christiane Schwieren & Doris Weichselbaumer, 2008, "Does competition enhance performance or cheating? A laboratory experiment," Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, number 2008-01, Jan.
• Emilia Del Bono & Andrea Weber & Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, 2008, "Clash of Career and Family: Fertility Decisions after Job Displacement," Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, number 2008-02, Jan.
• Christiane Schwieren & Doris Weichselbaumer, 2008, "Does competition enhance performance or cheating? A laboratory experiment," NRN working papers, The Austrian Center for Labor Economics and the Analysis of the Welfare State, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, number 2008-05, Dec.
• Bartzsch Nikolaus, 2008, "Precautionary Saving and Income Uncertainty in Germany – New Evidence from Microdata," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, volume 228, issue 1, pages 5-24, February, DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2008-0103.
• Dawid Herbert & Gemkow Simon & Harting Philipp & Kabus Kordian & Neugart Michael & Wersching Klaus, 2008, "Skills, Innovation, and Growth: An Agent-Based Policy Analysis," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, volume 228, issue 2-3, pages 251-275, April, DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2008-2-307.
• Cornelissen Thomas & Jirjahn Uwe & Tsertsvadze Georgi, 2008, "Parental Background and Earnings: German Evidence on Direct and Indirect Relationships," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, volume 228, issue 5-6, pages 554-572, October, DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2008-5-609.
• Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada, 2008, "The Geography and Determinants of Entrepreneurship," Jena Economics Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, number 2008-026, Mar.
• Hessel Oosterbeek & Mirjam van Praag & Auke IJsselstein, 2008, "The impact of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurship competencies and intentions: An evaluation of the Junior Achievement Student Mini-Company Program," Jena Economics Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, number 2008-027, Mar.
• Zoltan J. Acs & Mark Sanders, 2008, "Intellectual Property Rights and the Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship," Jena Economics Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, number 2008-069, Sep.
• Stefan Bauernschuster & Oliver Falck & Stephan Heblich, 2008, "Occupational Choice and Social Contacts Across Regions," Jena Economics Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, number 2008-079, Oct.
• Joop Hartog & Mirjam van Praag & Justin van der Sluis, 2008, "If you are so smart, why aren't you an entrepreneur? Returns to cognitive and social ability: Entrepreneurs versus employees," Jena Economics Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, number 2008-084, Nov.
• Joshua L. Rosenbloom & Ronald A. Ash & Brandon Dupont & LeAnne Coder, 2008, "Examining the Obstacles to Broadening Participation in Computing: Evidence from a Survey of Professional Workers," WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS, University of Kansas, Department of Economics, number 200808, Sep, revised Sep 2008.
• Ronald Caldwell Jr., 2008, "The Effects of University Affirmative Action Policies on the Human Capital Development of Minority Children: Do Expectations Matter?," WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS, University of Kansas, Department of Economics, number 200812, Nov, revised Jul 2010.
• René Brink & Pieter Ruys, 2008, "Technology driven organizational structure of the firm," Annals of Finance, Springer, volume 4, issue 4, pages 481-503, October, DOI: 10.1007/s10436-007-0087-x.
• António Menezes & José Vieira, 2008, "Training, Job Upgrading, Job Creation and Job Destruction," Atlantic Economic Journal, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, volume 36, issue 3, pages 275-292, September, DOI: 10.1007/s11293-008-9137-7.
• Giovanni Russo & Wolter Hassink, 2008, "The Part-Time Wage Gap: a Career Perspective," De Economist, Springer, volume 156, issue 2, pages 145-174, June, DOI: 10.1007/s10645-008-9087-0.
• Gordon Betcherman & Niels-Hugo Blunch, 2008, "The limited job prospects of displaced workers: evidence from two cities in China," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, volume 41, issue 3, pages 187-207, September, DOI: 10.1007/s10644-008-9048-2.
• Natália Barbosa & Ana Faria, 2008, "Technology adoption: does labour skill matter? Evidence from Portuguese firm-level data," Empirica, Springer;Austrian Institute for Economic Research;Austrian Economic Association, volume 35, issue 2, pages 179-194, April, DOI: 10.1007/s10663-007-9056-x.
• Michael Morrisey & John Cawley, 2008, "The production of published research by U.S. academic health economists," International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer, volume 8, issue 2, pages 87-111, June, DOI: 10.1007/s10754-008-9033-3.
• Ludger Wößmann, 2008, "Efficiency and equity of European education and training policies," International Tax and Public Finance, Springer;International Institute of Public Finance, volume 15, issue 2, pages 199-230, April, DOI: 10.1007/s10797-008-9064-1.
• Cecile Wetzels, 2008, "Are workers in the cultural industries paid differently?," Journal of Cultural Economics, Springer;The Association for Cultural Economics International, volume 32, issue 1, pages 59-77, March, DOI: 10.1007/s10824-007-9055-6.
• Naoki Shintoyo, 2008, "Creation of jobs and firm-sponsored training in a matching model of unemployment," Journal of Economics, Springer, volume 93, issue 2, pages 145-176, March, DOI: 10.1007/s00712-007-0298-7.
• Steven Horwitz & Peter Lewin, 2008, "Heterogeneous human capital, uncertainty, and the structure of plans: A market process approach to marriage and divorce," The Review of Austrian Economics, Springer;Society for the Development of Austrian Economics, volume 21, issue 1, pages 1-21, March, DOI: 10.1007/s11138-007-0029-x.
• Poh Kam Wong & Lena Lee & Maw Der Foo, 2008, "Occupational Choice: The Influence of Product vs. Process Innovation," Small Business Economics, Springer, volume 30, issue 3, pages 267-281, March, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-006-9044-8.
• Nathalie Colombier & David Masclet, 2008, "Intergenerational correlation in self employment: some further evidence from French ECHP data," Small Business Economics, Springer, volume 30, issue 4, pages 423-437, April, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-007-9059-9.
• Les OXxley & Ttrinh Le & John Gibson, 2008, "Measuring Human Capital: Alternative Methods and International Evidence," Korean Economic Review, Korean Economic Association, volume 24, pages 283-344.
• Spyros Arvanitis, 2008, "Are Firm Innovativeness and Firm Age Relevant for the Supply of Vocational Training? - A Study Based on Swiss Micro Data," KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich, number 08-198, May, DOI: 10.3929/ethz-a-005582294.
• Spyros Arvanitis & Tobias Stucki, 2008, "Training Propensity of Start-ups in Switzerland - A Study Based on Data for the Start-up Cohort 1996-97," KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich, number 08-199, May, DOI: 10.3929/ethz-a-005582300.
• Mathias Zurlinden & Thomas Bolli, 2008, "Measurement of Labor Quality Growth: Caused by Unobservable Characteristics," KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich, number 08-203, Aug, DOI: 10.3929/ethz-a-005666794.
• Helene Bie Lilleør, 2008, "Human Capital Diversification within the Household: Findings from Rural Tanzania," CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics, number 2008-04, Aug.
• Helene Bie Lilleør, 2008, "Sibling Dependence, Uncertainty and Education: Findings from Tanzania," CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics, number 2008-05, Aug.
• Helene Bie Lilleør, 2008, "Can Future Uncertainty Keep Children Out of School?," CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics, number 2008-06, Aug.
• Kenn Ariga & Giorgio Brunello & Roki Iwahashi & Lorenzo Rocco, 2008, "The Stairways to Heaven: A Model of Career Choice in Sports and Games, with an Application to Chess," KIER Working Papers, Kyoto University, Institute of Economic Research, number 646, Jan.
• María Cecilia Calderón, 2008, "High quality nutrition in childhood, body size and wages in early adulthood: evidence from guatemalan workers," Económica, Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, volume 0, issue 1-2, pages 41-86, January-D.
• Marisa Hidalgo-Hidalgo, 2008, "On the optimal allocation of students when peer effect works: Tracking vs Mixing," Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester, number 08/18, Jun.
• Abbi M. Kedir, 2008, "Health and Wages: Panel Evidence on Men and Women using IV Quantile Regression," Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester, number 08/37, Oct.
• Jozef Konings, 2008, "The Impact of Training on Productivity and Wages. Evidence from Belgian Firm Level Panel Data," LICOS Discussion Papers, LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven, number 19708.
• Sandner, Philipp G. & Block, Jörn H. & Lutz, Andreas, 2008, "Determinanten des Erfolgs staatlich geförderter Existenzgründungen – eine empirische Untersuchung," Discussion Papers in Business Administration, University of Munich, Munich School of Management, number 2968, Apr.
• Wößmann, Ludger, 2008, "Efficiency and equity of European education and training policies," Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics, number 19667.
• Poutvaara, Panu, 2008, "On human capital formation with exit options: Comment and new results," Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics, number 19803.
• Hanushek, Eric A. & Wößmann, Ludger, 2008, "The role of cognitive skills in economic development," Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics, number 20454.
• Luca Marchiori & Patrice Pieretti & Benteng Zou, 2008, "Brain Drain, Remittances, and Fertility," DEM Discussion Paper Series, Department of Economics at the University of Luxembourg, number 08-04.
• Christiane Clemens & Maik Heinemann, 2008, "On Entrepreneurial Risk–Taking and the Macroeconomic Effects of Financial Constraints," Working Paper Series in Economics, University of Lüneburg, Institute of Economics, number 103, Oct.
• Nils Braakmann, 2008, "Non scholae, sed vitae discimus! - The importance of fields of study for the gender wage gap among German university graduates during labor market entry and the first years of their careers," Working Paper Series in Economics, University of Lüneburg, Institute of Economics, number 85, May.
• Nils Braakmann, 2008, "Fields of training, plant characteristics and the gender wage gap in entry wages among skilled workers– Evidence from German administrative data," Working Paper Series in Economics, University of Lüneburg, Institute of Economics, number 90, Jul.
• Marie-Hélène Cloutier & John Cockburn & Bernard Decaluwé, 2008, "Education and Poverty in Vietnam: a Computable General Equilibrium Analysis," Cahiers de recherche, CIRPEE, number 0804.
• Pierre Lefebvre & Philip Merrigan, 2008, "Family Background, Family Income, Cognitive Tests Scores, Behavioural Scales and their Relationship with Post-secondary Education Participation: Evidence from the NLSCY," Cahiers de recherche, CIRPEE, number 0830.
• Veronica Frisancho & Dean Karlan & Martin Valdivia, 2008, "Business Training for Microfinance Clients: How it Matters and for Whom?," Working Papers PMMA, PEP-PMMA, number 2008-11.
• Christiane Clemens & Maik Heinemann, 2008, "Borrowing Constraints, Entrepreneurial Risks, and the Wealth Distribution in a Heterogeneous Agent Model," FEMM Working Papers, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Economics and Management, number 08008, Mar.
• Jennifer Hunt & Marjolaine Gauthier-Loiselle, 2008, "How Much Does Immigration Boost Innovation?," Departmental Working Papers, McGill University, Department of Economics, number 2008-07, Aug.
• Shintaro Yamaguchi, 2008, "Career Progression and Comparative Advantage," Department of Economics Working Papers, McMaster University, number 2008-03, Feb.
• Andreas Pollak, 2008, "Optimal Unemployment Insurance with Variable Skill Levels," Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, volume 164, issue 4, pages 696-726, December.
• Oscar Mitnik, 2008, "How do Training Programs Assign Participants to Training? Characterizing the Assignment Rules of Government Agencies for Welfare-to-Work Programs in California," Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics, number 0907, Dec.
• Floriana Cerniglia & Riccarda Longaretti, 2008, "Federalism, Education-Related Public Good and Growth when Agents are Heterogeneou," Working Papers, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics, number 138, May, revised May 2008.
• Mariapia Mendola & Gero Carletto, 2008, "International migration and gender differentials in the home labor market: evidence from Albania," Working Papers, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics, number 148, Dec, revised Dec 2008.
• Alberto BUCCI, 2008, "Population in factor accumulation-based growth," Departmental Working Papers, Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods at Università degli Studi di Milano, number 2008-017, Jun.
• Alberto BUCCI, 2008, "Scale effects, saving and factor shares in a human capital-based growth model with physical capital accumulation," Departmental Working Papers, Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods at Università degli Studi di Milano, number 2008-029, Jul.
• Alberto BUCCI & Herb E. KUNZE & Davide LA TORRE, 2008, "Parameter identification, population and economic growth in an extended Lucas and Uzawa-type two sector model," Departmental Working Papers, Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods at Università degli Studi di Milano, number 2008-034, Oct.
• Alberto BUCCI & Cinzia COLAPINTO & Martin FORSTER & Davide LA TORRE, 2008, "On human capital and economic growth with random technology shocks," Departmental Working Papers, Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods at Università degli Studi di Milano, number 2008-036, Nov.
• Alberto BUCCI, 2008, "Population in factor accumulation-based growth," Departmental Working Papers, Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods at Università degli Studi di Milano, number 2008-17, Jun.
• Alberto BUCCI, 2008, "Scale effects, saving and factor shares in a human capital-based growth model with physical capital accumulation," Departmental Working Papers, Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods at Università degli Studi di Milano, number 2008-29, Jul.
• Alberto BUCCI & Herb E. KUNZE & Davide LA TORRE, 2008, "Parameter identification, population and economic growth in an extended Lucas and Uzawa-type two sector model," Departmental Working Papers, Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods at Università degli Studi di Milano, number 2008-34, Oct.
• Alberto BUCCI & Cinzia COLAPINTO & Martin FORSTER & Davide LA TORRE, 2008, "On human capital and economic growth with random technology shocks," Departmental Working Papers, Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods at Università degli Studi di Milano, number 2008-36, Nov.
• Michael Coelli & Roger Wilkins, 2008, "Credential Changes and Education Earnings Premia in Australia," Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne, number 1037.
• Oechssler, Jörg & Roider, Andreas & Schmitz, Patrick W., 2008, "Cognitive Abilities and Behavioral Biases," Papers, Sonderforschungsbreich 504, number 08-05.
• Colin Davies & Alireza Naghavi, 2008, "Offshoring Production: A Simple Model of Wages, Productivity, and Growth," Center for Economic Research (RECent), University of Modena and Reggio E., Dept. of Economics "Marco Biagi", number 027, Nov.
• Salma Ahmed & Pushkar Maitra, 2008, "Public Pension Governance And Asset Allocation," Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics, number 23/08, Aug.
• Mireille Bruyère & Laurence Lizé, 2008, "Pass professionnel et s curit des trajectoires. Une exploitation de l'enqu te FQP de 2003," Documents de travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1), Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne, number r08044, Jul.
• Thi Quynh Trang Do & Gérard Duchêne, 2008, "Determinants of self-employment: the case in Vietnam," Documents de travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1), Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne, number v08038, Sep.
• Fabio Mariani & Agustin Perez-Barahona & Natacha Raffin, 2008, "Life expectancy and the environment," Documents de travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1), Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne, number v08048, Jul, DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2009.11.007.
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• Colleen Flaherty Manchester, 2008, "The Effect of Tuition Reimbursement on Turnover: A Case Study Analysis," NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, "The Analysis of Firms and Employees: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches".
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• Anders Bjorklund & Richard Freeman, 2008, "Searching for Optimal Inequality/Incentives," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14014, May.
• Donald Boyd & Hamilton Lankford & Susanna Loeb & Jonah Rockoff & James Wyckoff, 2008, "The Narrowing Gap in New York City Teacher Qualifications and its Implications for Student Achievement in High-Poverty Schools," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14021, Jun.
• Donald Boyd & Pam Grossman & Hamilton Lankford & Susanna Loeb & James Wyckoff, 2008, "Who Leaves? Teacher Attrition and Student Achievement," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14022, May.
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