Estimating the return to schooling: Progress on some persistent econometric problems

D Card - Econometrica, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reviews a set of recent studies that have attempted to measure the causal effect
of education on labor market earnings by using institutional features of the supply side of the …

[图书][B] Human capital in a global and knowledge-based economy

A De la Fuente, A Ciccone - 2003 - vwl.uni-mannheim.de
The report by Professors Ángel de la Fuente and Antonio Ciccone looks into the economic
return on investment in human resources as compared with other investments. It links this …

Is extending compulsory schooling alone enough to raise earnings? Evidence from French and British compulsory schooling laws

J Grenet - The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, I compare two reforms that raised the minimum school‐leaving age to 16 in
France (1967) and in England and Wales (1972). Using a regression discontinuity design, I …

Does education affect risk aversion? Evidence from the British education reform

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 …

The impact of extension services on farm‐level income: An instrumental variable approach to combat endogeneity concerns

A Cawley, C O'Donoghue, K Heanue… - Applied Economic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural extension is an important policy instrument utilized to diffuse knowledge and
increase profitability among farmers. However, analyses on impact are subject to …

The impact of education on political ideology: Evidence from European compulsory education reforms

AG Meyer - Economics of Education Review, 2017 - Elsevier
Previous research documents a correlation between education and political ideology,
usually indicating a positive relationship between education and left-wing political views. In …

The value of education to health: Evidence from Ireland

Y Ma, A Nolan, JP Smith - Economics & Human Biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Does education have a causal impact on health? The existing literature presents mixed
results. More evidence is required from contexts that have not been explored in the …

Intergenerational social mobility and allostatic load in midlife and older ages: A diagonal reference modeling approach

S McLoughlin, P Präg, M Bartley… - The Journals of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objectives This study aims to understand the association of life-course intergenerational
social mobility with allostatic load (AL) burden in midlife and older ages in Ireland. Methods …

Micro-level welfare effects of integrated soil fertility management in northern Ghana

E Martey, PM Etwire, JKM Kuwornu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) is promoted as a sustainable approach
to enhance farm productivity and ensure a reliable food supply. This study examines the …

Returns to schooling in Spain: How reliable are instrumental variable estimates?

E Pons, MT Gonzalo - Labour, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
This paper studies the ordinary least–squares (OLS) and instrumental variable (IV)
estimates of the returns to schooling for male workers in Spain. OLS estimates are often …