In explaining individual behavior in politics, economists should rely on the same motivational assumptions they use to explain behavior in the market: that is what Political …
It is often observed that individuals with higher education levels tend to be more environmentally friendly. Yet, the causal evidence is lacking because there may well be …
Everyone can imagine their future self, even very young children, and this future self is usually positive and education-linked. To make progress toward an aspired future or away …
PA Trostel - 2015 - digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu
Itâ•Žs Not Just the Money The Benefits of College Education to Individuals and to Society Page 1 The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Government & Civic Life …
" Political equality is an essential political ideal and it is the cornerstone of moral justifications of democracy. Most people would agree with the proposition that the interests …
Using data from 28 countries in four continents, the present research addresses the question of how basic values may account for political activism. Study 1 (N= 35,116) analyses data …
This paper examines the effects of state merit‐based student aid programs on college attendance and degree completion. Our primary analysis uses microdata from the 2000 …
S Jung - Applied Economics, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Individual risk attitudes are frequently used to predict decisions regarding education. However, using risk attitudes as a control variable for decisions about education has been …