Colm P. Harmon

The University of Sydney - School of Economics

Professor of Economics

Rm 370 Merewether (H04)

The University of Sydney

Sydney, NSW 2006 2008

Australia

IZA Institute of Labor Economics

P.O. Box 7240

Bonn, D-53072

Germany

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

19

DOWNLOADS
Rank 25,901

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 25,901

in Total Papers Downloads

3,341

SSRN CITATIONS
Rank 6,622

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 6,622

in Total Papers Citations

60

CROSSREF CITATIONS

178

Scholarly Papers (19)

1.

The Impact of Parental Income and Education on the Schooling of Their Children

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 26 Feb 2005
University College Dublin (UCD) - Institute for the Study of Social Change, The University of Sydney - School of Economics, University College London and University of Warwick - Department of Economics
Downloads 765 (55,408)
Citation 23

Abstract:

Loading...

early school leaving, intergenerational transmission

2.

Effects of Stress on Economic Decision-Making: Evidence from Laboratory Experiments

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8060
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 Apr 2014
Liam Delaney, Günther Fink and Colm P. Harmon
University College Dublin (UCD) - Geary Institute and Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Population and International Health and The University of Sydney - School of Economics
Downloads 430 (113,745)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

stress, financial decisions, discounting, risk aversion, learning

3.

The Causal Effects of Adolescent School Bullying Victimisation on Later Life Outcomes

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12241
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 21 May 2019 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Lancaster University, The University of Sydney - School of Economics, University of Wollongong, The University of Sydney - School of Economics and Lancaster University
Downloads 392 (126,638)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

bullying, victimization, long term outcomes

The Impact of Parental Income and Education on the Health of Their Children

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1832
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 18 Nov 2005
Orla Doyle, Colm P. Harmon and Ian Walker
University College Dublin - Geary Institute, The University of Sydney - School of Economics and University of Warwick - Department of Economics
Downloads 260 (194,985)
Citation 6

Abstract:

Loading...

child health, intergenerational transmission

The Impact of Parental Income and Education on the Health of Their Children

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5359
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 24 Jan 2006
Orla Doyle, Colm P. Harmon and Ian Walker
University College Dublin - Geary Institute, The University of Sydney - School of Economics and University of Warwick - Department of Economics
Downloads 30 (789,896)
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

Child health, intergenerational transmission

5.

A Dynamic Model of Demand for Private Health Insurance in Ireland

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2472
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 12 Dec 2006
Claire Finn and Colm P. Harmon
University College Dublin (UCD) and The University of Sydney - School of Economics
Downloads 268 (190,013)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

health insurance, dynamics, panel, unobserved heterogeneity, state dependence

6.

Validating the Use of Vignettes for Subjective Threshold Scales

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2860, CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2007-43, RAND Working Paper No. WR-501
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Jun 2007
Tilburg UniversityNetspar, University College Dublin (UCD) - Geary Institute and Department of Economics, The University of Sydney - School of Economics, Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research - University of Southern California and RAND Corporation
Downloads 222 (228,381)
Citation 7

Abstract:

Loading...

anchoring vignettes, reporting bias, hopit model

7.

Behavioural Economics and Drinking Behaviour: Preliminary Results from an Irish College Study

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2883
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 10 Jul 2007
Liam Delaney, Colm P. Harmon and Patrick Wall
University College Dublin (UCD) - Geary Institute and Department of Economics, The University of Sydney - School of Economics and University College Dublin (UCD)
Downloads 171 (288,976)

Abstract:

Loading...

alcohol, peer effects, time preferences

8.

Micro-Level Determinants of Lecture Attendance and Additional Study-Hours

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5144
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 30 Aug 2010
Martin Ryan, Liam Delaney and Colm P. Harmon
University College Dublin (UCD), University College Dublin (UCD) - Geary Institute and Department of Economics and The University of Sydney - School of Economics
Downloads 142 (337,028)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Loading...

higher education, education inputs, lecture attendance, hours of study, future-orientation, attitude to risk, non-cognitive ability, conscientiousness

9.

Psychological and Biological Foundations of Time Preference: Evidence from a Day Reconstruction Study with Biological Tracking

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3674
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 01 Sep 2008
Michael Daly, Liam Delaney and Colm P. Harmon
Trinity College (Dublin), University College Dublin (UCD) - Geary Institute and Department of Economics and The University of Sydney - School of Economics
Downloads 139 (342,696)
Citation 13

Abstract:

Loading...

time preferences, day reconstruction study, economics and psychology, economics and biology

10.

The Bilingual Gap in Children's Language and Emotional Development

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11800
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 24 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 21 Apr 2023
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Colm P. Harmon and Anita Staneva
School of Economics, University of Sydney, The University of Sydney - School of Economics and Swansea University - School of Business and Economics
Downloads 103 (427,343)

Abstract:

Loading...

production function, cognitive and non-cognitive skills, value-added model, cohort studies

11.

Experimental Tests of Survey Responses to Expenditure Questions

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4389
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 15 Oct 2009
David Comerford, Liam Delaney and Colm P. Harmon
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University College Dublin (UCD) - Geary Institute and Department of Economics and The University of Sydney - School of Economics
Downloads 87 (476,847)
Citation 6

Abstract:

Loading...

expenditure surveys, survey design, data experiments

Measuring Investment in Human Capital Formation: An Experimental Analysis of Early Life Outcomes

NBER Working Paper No. w19316
Number of pages: 90 Posted: 10 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 13 Apr 2023
University College Dublin - Geary Institute, The University of Sydney - School of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University College Dublin (UCD) and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
Downloads 42 (700,223)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Measuring Investment in Human Capital Formation: An Experimental Analysis of Early Life Outcomes

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7550
Number of pages: 91 Posted: 23 Aug 2013
University College Dublin - Geary Institute, The University of Sydney - School of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University College Dublin (UCD) and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
Downloads 31 (781,634)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

early childhood intervention, human capital development, randomized control trial, multiple hypotheses, permutation testing

A Review of Estimates of the Schooling/Earnings Relationship, with Tests for Publication Bias

NBER Working Paper No. w7457
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 05 May 2000 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2022
Orley Ashenfelter, Colm P. Harmon and Hessel Oosterbeek
Princeton University - Industrial Relations Section, The University of Sydney - School of Economics and University of Amsterdam - Research Institute in Economics & Econometrics (RESAM)
Downloads 62 (585,214)
Citation 13

Abstract:

Loading...

A Review of Estimates of the Schooling/Earnings Relationship, with Tests for Publication Bias

Posted: 12 Mar 2001
Orley Ashenfelter, Colm P. Harmon and Hessel Oosterbeek
Princeton University - Industrial Relations Section, The University of Sydney - School of Economics and University of Amsterdam - Research Institute in Economics & Econometrics (RESAM)

Abstract:

Loading...

14.

Parental Education, Grade Attainment and Earnings Expectations Among University Students

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5646
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 18 Apr 2011
Liam Delaney, Colm P. Harmon and Cathy Redmond
University College Dublin (UCD) - Geary Institute and Department of Economics, The University of Sydney - School of Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 59 (590,027)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

socio-economic status, education, inequality, discrimination

15.

Cross Country Evidence on the Returns to Education: Patterns and Explanations

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 25 Feb 2002
Kevin Denny, Colm P. Harmon and Reamonn Lydon
University College Dublin (UCD) - Department of Economics, The University of Sydney - School of Economics and Central Bank of Ireland
Downloads 39 (702,958)
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

16.

First in Their Families at University: Can Non-Cognitive Skills Compensate for Social Origin?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13721
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 21 Sep 2020
Reserve Bank of Australia, affiliation not provided to SSRN, The University of Sydney - School of Economics and The University of Sydney
Downloads 38 (709,731)

Abstract:

Loading...

non-cognitive skills, university performance, socioeconomic gradient in education, first-in-family, linked survey and administrative data, anchoring vignettes

17.

Does Education Raise Productivity or Just Reflect it?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 3993
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 12 Sep 2003
Arnaud Chevalier, Colm P. Harmon, Ian Walker and Yu Zhu
University College Dublin (UCD) - Institute for the Study of Social Change, The University of Sydney - School of Economics, University of Warwick - Department of Economics and University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent Business School, Students
Downloads 34 (737,306)
Citation 10
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

Human capital, signalling, screening

18.

Dispersion in the Economic Return to Schooling

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 20 Nov 2001
Colm P. Harmon, Vincent Hogan and Ian Walker
The University of Sydney - School of Economics, National University of Ireland - University College Dublin and University of Warwick - Department of Economics
Downloads 27 (790,690)
Citation 1
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

Return to schooling, random coefficients

19.

The Returns to the Quantity and Quality of Education: Evidence for Men in England and Wales

Economica, Vol. 67, Issue 265, February 2000
Posted: 13 Jul 2001
Colm P. Harmon and Ian Walker
The University of Sydney - School of Economics and University of Warwick - Department of Economics

Abstract:

Loading...