1.
Catching Up Is Hard to Do: Undergraduate Prestige, Elite Graduate Programs, and the Earnings Premium
Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-23, Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 16-17, Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 62
Posted: 20 Jul 2019
Last Revised: 14 Nov 2019
Accepted Paper Series
Vanderbilt University - Law School
There are 2 versions of this paper
Catching Up Is Hard to Do: Undergraduate Prestige, Elite Graduate Programs, and the Earnings Premium
Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-23, Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 16-17, Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 62
Posted: 20 Jul 2019
Last Revised: 14 Nov 2019
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4,146
Catching Up is Hard to Do: Undergraduate Prestige, Elite Graduate Programs, and the Earnings Premium
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12608
Number of pages: 64
Posted: 23 Sep 2019
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7
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4,146
2.
Factors Affecting Students’ Academic Achievement in Zimbabwe's Rural Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Marimasimbe Secondary School in Jiri Community
Dynamic Research Journals' Journal of Economics and Finance (DRJ-JEF), Volume 2, Issue 3, pp 01-15.
Number of pages: 15
Posted: 04 Apr 2017
Accepted Paper Series
Independent, University of Zimbabwe and Great Zimbabwe University
Downloads
821
3.
Does Crowdfunding Benefit Entrepreneurs and Venture Capital Investors?
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management --- Forthcoming
Number of pages: 40
Posted: 22 May 2017
Last Revised: 01 Aug 2019
Working Paper Series
McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
Downloads
776
4.
Adventures in Higher Education, Happiness, and Mindfulness
7(2) British Journal of American Legal Studies 425-84 (2018), U of Colorado Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 19-12
Number of pages: 61
Posted: 24 Aug 2017
Last Revised: 03 May 2019
Accepted Paper Series
University of Colorado Law School
Downloads
545
5.
Returns to Education in Criminal Organizations: Did Going to College Help Michael Corleone?
Number of pages: 47
Posted: 01 Mar 2016
Working Paper Series
University of Essex, University of California, Merced - School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts and University of Turin - Collegio Carlo Alberto
Downloads
531
6.
Do Pimples Pay? Acne, Human Capital, and the Labor Market
Number of pages: 53
Posted: 05 May 2017
Last Revised: 21 Jun 2018
Working Paper Series
Emory University - Department of Economics and Ball State University - Department of Economics
Downloads
497
7.
The Economic Impact of Higher Education Institutions in Ireland: Evidence from Disaggregated Input Output Tables.
Number of pages: 33
Posted: 15 Oct 2014
Last Revised: 17 Oct 2014
Working Paper Series
Trinity College (Dublin) - School of Business Studies, Institute for Policy Research (IPR), University of Bath and Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin
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389
8.
Can MOOC Programs Improve Student Employment Prospects?
Number of pages: 25
Posted: 23 Oct 2018
Working Paper Series
Johns Hopkins University - Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University - Bloomberg School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins University - Bloomberg School of Public Health
Downloads
334
9.
The Effects of the Informal Sector on Income of the Poor in Russia
May 2013, Volume 111, Issue 3, pp 855-866. DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0037-5
Number of pages: 12
Posted: 19 May 2012
Last Revised: 30 Dec 2018
Accepted Paper Series
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Downloads
333
10.
The Rationale for Fundamental Pension Reform in the Germany and the United States: An Assessment
CESifo Working Paper Series No. 510
Number of pages: 37
Posted: 08 Aug 2001
Working Paper Series
Brookings Institution
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230
11.
Scientific Education and Innovation: From Technical Diplomas to University STEM Degrees
Number of pages: 95
Posted: 25 Mar 2017
Last Revised: 21 Feb 2019
Working Paper Series
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and University of California - Los Angeles
There are 2 versions of this paper
Scientific Education and Innovation: From Technical Diplomas to University STEM Degrees
Number of pages: 95
Posted: 25 Mar 2017
Last Revised: 21 Feb 2019
Downloads
224
Scientific Education and Innovation: From Technical Diplomas to University Stem Degrees
NBER Working Paper No. w25928
Number of pages: 43
Posted: 11 Jun 2019
Downloads
1
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224
12.
The Indirect Effects of Educational Expansions: Evidence from a Large Enrollment Increase in University Majors
Number of pages: 95
Posted: 20 Sep 2017
Last Revised: 16 Jun 2019
Working Paper Series
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211
13.
Attorneys' Career Dissatisfaction in the New Normal
Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 17-47, AccessLex Institute Research Paper No. 17-05, International Journal of the Legal Profession, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 46
Posted: 20 Jul 2017
Last Revised: 13 Apr 2018
Accepted Paper Series
Texas A&M University School of Law and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
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208
14.
On the Invention of Identity Politics: The Buraku Outcastes in Japan
Harvard Public Law Working Paper No. 18-45
Number of pages: 72
Posted: 20 Jun 2018
Last Revised: 08 Dec 2018
Working Paper Series
Harvard Law School
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207
15.
Job Mobility and Sorting: Theory and Evidence
Number of pages: 31
Posted: 25 Jul 2015
Last Revised: 06 Nov 2018
Working Paper Series
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
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205
16.
The Effects of School Construction on Student and District Outcomes: Evidence from a State-Funded Program in Ohio
Number of pages: 50
Posted: 07 Nov 2015
Working Paper Series
Princeton University - Department of Economics
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190
17.
Are College Education and Job Experience Complements or Substitutes? Evidence from Hedge Fund Portfolio Performance
28th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference
Number of pages: 52
Posted: 18 Aug 2015
Working Paper Series
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Rutgers Business School at Newark & New Brunswick, Rutgers Business School and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Rutgers Business School at Newark & New Brunswick
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167
18.
The Expansion of Higher Education in Colombia: Bad Students or Bad Programs?
Documento CEDE No. 2017-13
Number of pages: 43
Posted: 22 Feb 2017
Working Paper Series
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) - Research Department and Brown University
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158
19.
Multilingualism and the Decline of French in Quebec
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 27
Posted: 28 Nov 2016
Last Revised: 28 Nov 2019
Working Paper Series
Queen's University (Canada), Faculty of Arts & Science, Department of Economics, Students and Bates College
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154
20.
Major Malfunction: A Field Experiment Correcting Undergraduates' Beliefs about Salaries
Number of pages: 33
Posted: 11 May 2017
Last Revised: 26 Mar 2019
Working Paper Series
Harvard University
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153
21.
Reshaping Aspirations: The Effects of the Great Recession on College Major Choice
Number of pages: 52
Posted: 23 Apr 2016
Last Revised: 28 Mar 2019
Working Paper Series
Loyola Marymount University
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152
22.
Authentic Assessment for Academic Performance; Study on the Attitudes, Skills, and Knowledge of Grade 8 Mathematics Students
Malikussaleh Journal of Mathematics Learning (MJML), Volume 1, Nomor 1, 2018
Number of pages: 8
Posted: 30 Apr 2018
Last Revised: 13 Aug 2018
Accepted Paper Series
IAIN Syekh Nurjati Cirebon
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145
23.
Borrowing Arrangements and Returns to College Education
Number of pages: 35
Posted: 03 Nov 2018
Working Paper Series
Jain Family Institute and Better Future Forward
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145
24.
Amnesties, Settlements and Optimal Tax Enforcement
Number of pages: 25
Posted: 01 Feb 1998
Working Paper Series
University of Bologna
There are 2 versions of this paper
Amnesties, Settlements and Optimal Tax Enforcement
Number of pages: 25
Posted: 01 Feb 1998
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141
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141
25.
Returns to Women's Education Using Optimal IV Selection
Number of pages: 36
Posted: 08 Sep 2016
Last Revised: 10 Sep 2018
Working Paper Series
Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics, Monash University, Monash University and Yonsei University
Downloads
137
26.
The Impact of Education on Political Ideology: Evidence from European Compulsory Education Reforms
Number of pages: 55
Posted: 03 Sep 2016
Working Paper Series
Marquette University
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135
27.
A Society Divided: How Unequal Education Quality Limits Social Mobility in South Africa
Synthesis report for the Programme to Support Pro-Poor Policy Development (PSPPD). Stellenbosch, February 2017
Number of pages: 62
Posted: 28 May 2017
Last Revised: 29 May 2017
Accepted Paper Series
Stellenbosch University - Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University and Stellenbosch University
Downloads
133
28.
Free Primary Education, Fertility, and Women's Access to the Labor Market: Evidence from Ethiopia
Forthcoming, World Bank Economic Review
Number of pages: 85
Posted: 14 Nov 2016
Last Revised: 16 Sep 2019
Accepted Paper Series
Bates College
There are 3 versions of this paper
Free Primary Education, Fertility, and Women's Access to the Labor Market: Evidence from Ethiopia
Forthcoming, World Bank Economic Review
Number of pages: 85
Posted: 14 Nov 2016
Last Revised: 16 Sep 2019
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133
Free Primary Education, Schooling, and Fertility: Evidence from Ethiopia
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10387
Number of pages: 35
Posted: 05 Dec 2016
Downloads
40
Free Primary Education, Fertility, and Women's Access to the Labor Market: Evidence from Ethiopia
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 9105
Number of pages: 90
Posted: 09 Jan 2020
Downloads
11
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133
29.
A Harming Hand: The Predatory Implications of Government Backed Student Loans
Number of pages: 56
Posted: 27 Oct 2017
Last Revised: 08 Jun 2018
Working Paper Series
University of Georgia - Department of Finance
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131
30.
A Theory of Inefficient College Entry and Excessive Student Debt
Number of pages: 34
Posted: 24 Mar 2012
Last Revised: 15 Dec 2017
Working Paper Series
China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and Elon University
Downloads
129
31.
Elite Schools and Opting In: Effects of College Selectivity on Career and Family Outcomes
Number of pages: 54
Posted: 22 Dec 2018
Last Revised: 06 Aug 2019
Working Paper Series
Virginia Tech - Department of Economics, Tulane University - Department of Economics and University of Virginia - Department of Economics
There are 2 versions of this paper
Elite Schools and Opting In: Effects of College Selectivity on Career and Family Outcomes
Number of pages: 54
Posted: 22 Dec 2018
Last Revised: 06 Aug 2019
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126
Elite Schools and Opting in: Effects of College Selectivity on Career and Family Outcomes
NBER Working Paper No. w25315
Number of pages: 55
Posted: 03 Dec 2018
Downloads
20
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126
32.
The Returns to College Persistence for Marginal Students: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from University Dismissal Policies
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9799
Number of pages: 75
Posted: 21 Mar 2016
Working Paper Series
University of Illinois at Chicago, Georgia State University and Temple University - Department of Economics
Downloads
126
33.
From Theory to Practice: Field Experimental Evidence on Early Exposure of Engineering Majors to Professional Work
Number of pages: 41
Posted: 04 Nov 2018
Last Revised: 21 Jun 2019
Working Paper Series
Northeastern University and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
There are 2 versions of this paper
From Theory to Practice: Field Experimental Evidence on Early Exposure of Engineering Majors to Professional Work
Number of pages: 41
Posted: 04 Nov 2018
Last Revised: 21 Jun 2019
Downloads
115
From Theory to Practice: Field Experimental Evidence on Early Exposure of Engineering Majors to Professional Work
NBER Working Paper No. w26013
Number of pages: 42
Posted: 09 Jul 2019
Downloads
5
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115
34.
Skills, Job Mobility and Productive Efficiency
Number of pages: 54
Posted: 21 Sep 2017
Last Revised: 15 Aug 2018
Working Paper Series
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Downloads
110
35.
Financing Higher Education in a Constrained Economic Environment: The Argument Against Income Contingent Loans in Ireland
Number of pages: 30
Posted: 08 Apr 2017
Working Paper Series
Dublin City University and Institute for Policy Research (IPR), University of Bath
Downloads
105
36.
The Technology Acceptance of Mobile Applications in Education
Camilleri, M.A. (2017). The Technology Acceptance of Mobile Applications in Education. In Sánchez, I.A. & Isaias, P. (Eds) 13th International Conference on Mobile Learning (Budapest, April 10th). Proceedings, pp., International Association for Development of the Information Society.,
Number of pages: 9
Posted: 22 Mar 2017
Accepted Paper Series
University of Malta and University of Bath - Department of Psychology
Downloads
105
37.
University Selectivity and the Graduate Wage Premium: Evidence from the UK
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10536
Number of pages: 35
Posted: 05 Feb 2017
Working Paper Series
University of Warwick - Department of Economics and University of Dundee
Downloads
105
38.
Educational Mismatch, Work Outcomes, and Entry into Entrepreneurship
Forthcoming in Organization Science July/August 2016
Number of pages: 43
Posted: 05 Aug 2016
Accepted Paper Series
Mercer University - Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics and ESMT European School of Management and Technology
Downloads
103
39.
Workplace Heterogeneity and the Returns to Versatility
Number of pages: 29
Posted: 25 Jul 2015
Last Revised: 22 Aug 2018
Working Paper Series
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Downloads
102
40.
Education and Non-Cognitive Skills
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Research Paper No. 18-05
Number of pages: 60
Posted: 26 Mar 2018
Working Paper Series
National University of Singapore (NUS) - Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (NUS) - Department of Economics and School of Management and Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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97
41.
Longer School Schedules and Early Reading Skills: Effects from a Full-Day School Reform in Chile
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10282
Number of pages: 35
Posted: 31 Oct 2016
Working Paper Series
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso and University of Manchester
Downloads
96
42.
Mainstreaming Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Pakistan: A Historical Discourse
Number of pages: 34
Posted: 24 Aug 2017
Working Paper Series
Lahore High Court
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96
43.
The Effect of Computer-Assisted Learning on Students’ Long-Term Development
Number of pages: 70
Posted: 11 Jan 2019
Last Revised: 29 Sep 2019
Working Paper Series
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, School of Business, University of Hong Kong and Fudan University
Downloads
94
44.
Parental Beliefs About Returns to Educational Investments - The Later the Better?
Number of pages: 43
Posted: 15 Apr 2016
Working Paper Series
University College London - Department of Economics and University of Cambridge - Cambridge-INET Institute
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93
45.
Why Do Federal Loans Crowd out the Private Market? Evidence from Graduate Plus Loans
Number of pages: 91
Posted: 01 Dec 2017
Last Revised: 06 Dec 2017
Working Paper Series
Stanford University - Department of Economics
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93
46.
Public Education & Civic Responsibility in a Constrained Financial Environment. The Argument Against Income Contingent Loans in Ireland for Higher Education Financing
Number of pages: 30
Posted: 28 Mar 2017
Working Paper Series
Institute for Policy Research (IPR), University of Bath and Dublin City University
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91
47.
The Private and Social Benefits of Double Majors
Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 16-16, Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 16-31
Number of pages: 50
Posted: 21 May 2016
Accepted Paper Series
Saint Lawrence University - Department of Economics and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads
91
48.
Skills, Signals, and Employability: An Experimental Investigation
CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6858
Number of pages: 50
Posted: 20 Mar 2018
Working Paper Series
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Department Human Capital and Innovation, University of Konstanz - Faculty of Economics and Statistics, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and Ifo Institute for Economic Research
There are 2 versions of this paper
Skills, Signals, and Employability: An Experimental Investigation
CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6858
Number of pages: 50
Posted: 20 Mar 2018
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83
Skills, Signals, and Employability: An Experimental Investigation
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11283
Number of pages: 50
Posted: 29 Jan 2018
Downloads
20
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83
49.
Labor Market Returns to Student Loans
Number of pages: 55
Posted: 18 May 2018
Working Paper Series
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Chile - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
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81
50.
Male Education and Domestic Violence in Turkey: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6526
Number of pages: 41
Posted: 19 Jul 2017
Working Paper Series
University of Portsmouth and Brunel University - Department of Economics and Finance
Downloads
81
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