Francis Vella

Georgetown University

Professor

Washington, DC 20057

United States

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1.

The Intergenerational Transmission of Gender Role Attitudes and its Implications for Female Labor Force Participation

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2802
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 15 Jun 2007
Lidia Farré, Lidia Farré and Francis Vella
Universidad de AlicanteSpanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) - Institute for Economic Analysis and Georgetown University
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intergenerational cultural transmission, gender role attitudes, female labor force participation

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Bias Corrections for Two-Step Fixed Effects Panel Data Estimators

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2690
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 18 Apr 2007
Iván Fernández‐Val and Francis Vella
Boston University - Department of Economics and Georgetown University
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panel data, two-step estimation, endogenous regressors, fixed effects, bias, union premium

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Estimating Dynamic Models from Repeated Cross-Sections

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Estimating Dynamic Models from Repeated Cross-Sections

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 03 Sep 2004
Marno Verbeek and Francis Vella
Erasmus University - Rotterdam School of Management and Georgetown University
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Repeated cross-sections, pseudo panel, cohorts, IV

Estimating Dynamic Models from Repeated Cross-Sections

Journal of Econometrics, Vol. 127, No. 1, pp. 83-102, July 2005
Posted: 03 Jan 2006
Marno Verbeek and Francis Vella
Erasmus University - Rotterdam School of Management and Georgetown University

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repeated cross-sections, pseudo panel data, cohort data, instrumental variables

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Immigrant Networks and Their Implications for Occupational Choice and Wages

IZA Working Paper No. 3217
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 23 May 2008
Krishna Patel and Francis Vella
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Georgetown University
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network effects, immigrants, occupational choice, earnings

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Aggregate Worker Reallocation and Occupational Mobility in the United States: 1971-2000

The Institute for Fiscal Studies Working Paper No. 02/18
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 06 Mar 2003
Giuseppe Moscarini, Giuseppe Moscarini and Francis Vella
Yale University - Department of EconomicsCowles Foundation for Research in Economics and Georgetown University
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Employment Reallocation, Occupational Mobility, Synthetic Panel

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Occupational Mobility and the Business Cycle

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Occupational Mobility and the Business Cycle

IZA Working Paper No. 3369
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 May 2008
Giuseppe Moscarini, Giuseppe Moscarini and Francis Vella
Yale University - Department of EconomicsCowles Foundation for Research in Economics and Georgetown University
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occupational mobility, business cycle, synthetic cohorts

Occupational Mobility and the Business Cycle

NBER Working Paper No. w13819
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 15 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 06 Apr 2022
Giuseppe Moscarini, Giuseppe Moscarini and Francis Vella
Yale University - Department of EconomicsCowles Foundation for Research in Economics and Georgetown University
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A Semiparametric Model for Binary Response and Continuous Outcomes Under Index Heteroscedasticity

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2383
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 01 Nov 2006
Roger W. Klein and Francis Vella
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Department of Economics and Georgetown University
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binary response, semiparametric, heteroscedasticity, endogenous treatment

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Semiparametric Selection Models with Binary Outcomes

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6008
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 16 Oct 2011
Roger W. Klein, Chan Shen and Francis Vella
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Department of Economics, Georgetown University and Georgetown University
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sample selection, binary outcomes, marginal effects, semiparametric

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Macroeconomic Conditions and the Distribution of Income in Spain

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Macroeconomic Conditions and the Distribution of Income in Spain

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2512
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 12 Jan 2007
Lidia Farré, Lidia Farré and Francis Vella
Universidad de AlicanteSpanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) - Institute for Economic Analysis and Georgetown University
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income distribution, aggregate fluctuations, semiparametric estimation

Macroeconomic Conditions and the Distribution of Income in Spain

LABOUR, Vol. 22, Issue 3, pp. 383-410, September 2008
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 Aug 2008
Lidia Farré, Lidia Farré and Francis Vella
Universidad de AlicanteSpanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) - Institute for Economic Analysis and Georgetown University
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Estimating a Class of Triangular Simultaneous Equations Models Without Exclusion Restrictions

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2378
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 31 Oct 2006
Roger W. Klein and Francis Vella
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Department of Economics and Georgetown University
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endogeneity, heteroskedasticity, control function

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Estimating the Return to Endogenous Schooling Decisions for Australian Workers Via Conditional Second Moments

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2407
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 14 Nov 2006
Francis Vella and Roger W. Klein
Georgetown University and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Department of Economics
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returns to schooling, endogeneity, heteroskedasticity

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Does Increasing Parents' Schooling Raise the Schooling of the Next Generation? Evidence Based on Conditional Second Moments

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3967
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 02 Feb 2009
Lidia Farré, Lidia Farré, Roger W. Klein and Francis Vella
Universidad de AlicanteSpanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) - Institute for Economic Analysis, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Department of Economics and Georgetown University
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intergenerational mobility, endogeneity, conditional correlation

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Subjective Health Assessments and Active Labor Market Participation of Older Men: Evidence from a Semiparametric Binary Choice Model with Nonadditive Correlated Individual-Specific Effects

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Subjective Health Assessments and Active Labor Market Participation of Older Men: Evidence from a Semiparametric Binary Choice Model with Nonadditive Correlated Individual-Specific Effects

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3257
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 03 Nov 2008
Jürgen Maurer and Francis Vella
University of Mannheim and Georgetown University
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nonadditive correlated effects, retirement, health, semiparametric estimation

Subjective Health Assessments and Active Labor Market Participation of Older Men: Evidence from a Semiparametric Binary Choice Model with Nonadditive Correlated Individual-Specific Effects

MEA Discussion Paper No. 169-08
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 18 Oct 2009
Jürgen Maurer, Roger W. Klein and Francis Vella
University of Mannheim, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Department of Economics and Georgetown University
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Health, Retirement, Nonadditive Correlated Effects, Semiparametric Estimation

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A Parametric Control Function Approach to Estimating the Returns to Schooling in the Absence of Exclusion Restrictions: An Application to the Nlsy

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4935
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 29 Jun 2010
Lidia Farré, Lidia Farré, Roger W. Klein and Francis Vella
Universidad de AlicanteSpanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) - Institute for Economic Analysis, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Department of Economics and Georgetown University
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return to education, heteroskedasticity, endogeneity

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Nonseparable Sample Selection Models with Censored Selection Rules: An Application to Wage Decompositions

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11294
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 06 Feb 2018
Iván Fernández‐Val, Aico van Vuuren and Francis Vella
Boston University - Department of Economics, VU University Amsterdam - Department of Economics and Georgetown University
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sample selection, nonseparable models, control function, quantile and distribution regression

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Age of Starting School, Academic Performance, and the Impact of Non-Compliance: An Experiment within an Experiment, Evidence from Australia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14168
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 09 Mar 2021
Tony Beatton, Michael P. Kidd, Anthony Niu and Francis Vella
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Aberdeen - Business School, RMIT University and Georgetown University
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Evaluating the Role of Individual Specific Heterogeneity in the Relationship between Subjective Health Assessments and Income

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7651
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 19 Oct 2013
Iván Fernández‐Val, Yevgeniya Savchenko, Yevgeniya Savchenko and Francis Vella
Boston University - Department of Economics, World BankGeorgetown University and Georgetown University
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subjective health assessments, non linear panel data models, fixed effects

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Auction Price Anomalies: Evidence from Wool Auctions in Australia

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 06 Sep 2004
Chris Jones, Flavio M. Menezes and Francis Vella
Australian National University (ANU) - Faculty of Economics & Commerce, University of Queensland - School of Economics and Georgetown University
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Selection and Endogenous Treatment Models with Social Interactions: An Application to the Impact of Exercise on Self-Esteem

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14167
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 09 Mar 2021
Zhongjian Lin and Francis Vella
Emory University - Department of Economics and Georgetown University
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Persistent Occupational Hierarchies Among Immigrant Worker Groups in the United States Labor Market

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10514
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 05 Feb 2017
Agnieszka Postepska and Francis Vella
University of Groningen and Georgetown University
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occupational hierarchies, immigrant networks, empirical distribution of occupations

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Selection and the Distribution of Female Hourly Wages in the U.S

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15028
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 19 May 2022
Iván Fernández‐Val, Aico van Vuuren, Francis Vella and Franco Peracchi
Boston University - Department of Economics, VU University Amsterdam - Department of Economics, Georgetown University and University of Rome Tor Vergata - Department of Economics and Finance
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wage inequality, wage decompositions, nonseparability, selection bias

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Dynamic Heterogeneous Distribution Regression Panel Models, with an Application to Labor Income Processes

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15236
Number of pages: 103 Posted: 19 May 2022
Iván Fernández‐Val, Wayne Gao, Yuan Liao and Francis Vella
Boston University - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Rutgers University and Georgetown University
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distribution regression, individual heterogeneity, panel data, uniform inference, labor income dynamics, incidental parameter problem, poverty traps

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The Intergenerational Transmission of Gender Role Attitudes and its Implications for Female Labour Force Participation

Economica, Vol. 80, Issue 318, pp. 219-247, 2013
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 14 Mar 2013
Lidia Farre and Francis Vella
University of Barcelona and Georgetown University
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Does Increasing Parents’ Schooling Raise the Schooling of the Next Generation? Evidence Based on Conditional Second Moments

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 74, Issue 5, pp. 676-690, 2012
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 12 Sep 2012
Lidia Farre, Roger W. Klein and Francis Vella
University of Barcelona, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Department of Economics and Georgetown University
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The Expansion of College Education in the United States: Is There Evidence of Declining Cohort Quality?

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 43, Issue 2, pp. 303-315, 2005
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Chinhui Juhn, Dae IL Kim and Francis Vella
University of Houston - Department of Economics, Seoul National University and Georgetown University

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Two-Step Estimation of Panel Data Models with Censored Endogenous Variables and Selection Bias

Journal of Econometrics, Vol. 90, pp. 239-263, June 1999
Posted: 04 Jan 2006
Francis Vella and Marno Verbeek
Georgetown University and Erasmus University - Rotterdam School of Management

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Two-step estimation; panel data, endogenous regressors, sample selection, conditional maximum likelihood

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Estimating and Interpreting Models with Endogenous Treatment Effects

Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Vol. 17, pp. 473-478, 1999
Posted: 04 Jan 2006
Francis Vella and Marno Verbeek
Georgetown University and Erasmus University - Rotterdam School of Management

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treatment effects, control function, instrumental variables

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Estimating the Returns to Education for Australian Youth Via Rank-Order Instrumental Variables

Labour Economics, Vol. 6, pp. 491-507, 1999
Posted: 04 Jan 2006
Sarah Rummery, Marno Verbeek and Francis Vella
Stephen F. Austin State University - Department of Economics and Finance, Erasmus University - Rotterdam School of Management and Georgetown University

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instrumental variables, returns to schooling, education

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Nonparametric Estimation of Triangular Simultaneous Equations Models

Posted: 18 Sep 1998
Whitney K. Newey, James L. Powell and Francis Vella
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley and Georgetown University

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