In this paper I attempt to lay out the sources of conflict between the so-called “structural” and
“experimentalist” camps in econometrics. Critics of the structural approach often assert that it …

The purpose of this chapter is twofold:(1) to provide an accessible introduction to the
methods of structural estimation of discrete choice dynamic programming (DCDP) models …

The article provides an overview for understanding and measuring financial returns to
education. Measurement difficulties stemming from ability bias, measurement error, and the …

This paper shows one way of generalizing the standard framework of inequality
measurement to allow for a distinction between fair and unfair inequalities. We introduce the …

This paper estimates the effect of education on the success of entrepreneurial activity, using
survey data from Malawi. An instrument variable approach is used to address the …

The presence of unobserved heterogeneity and its likely detrimental effect on inference has
recently motivated the use of factor‐augmented panel regression models. The workhorse of …

Using unique Italian panel data, in which individual differences in behavior toward risk are
measured from answers to a lottery question, we investigate if (and to what extent) risk …

It is well known that physical and mental health are closely related, with growing evidence
for biological and behavioural pathways. Mostly the research has focussed on mental health …

Developing an appropriate scientific and technical tool to analyze, examine and evaluate
decisions, activities and performance of higher education units at different levels has been …

A collection of short, stand-alone chapters divided into five sections including overview of
the field; private and social returns to human capital investments; production, costs and …