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Recent developments in intergenerational mobility
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J. - 2010
persistence between parents and children's outcomes has been an active area of research. However, since Gary Solon's 1999 Chapter … precision of the correlations themselves. -- Education ; income mobility ; income transmission ; intergenerational transmission …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003950730
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More education, less volatility? : the effect of education on earnings volatility over the life cycle
Delaney, Judith; Devereux, Paul J. - 2017
Much evidence suggests that having more education leads to higher earnings in the labor market. However, there is little evidence about whether having more education causes employees to experience lower earnings volatility or shelters them from the adverse effects of recessions. We use a large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011743598
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Like father, like son? : a note on the intergenerational transmission of IQ scores
Black, Sandra E. (contributor);  … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003756881
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Like father, like son? : a note on the intergenerational transmission of IQ scores
Black, Sandra E. (contributor);  … - 2008
More able parents tend to have more able children. While few would question the validity of this statement, there is … estimated elasticity of intergenerational transmission of income of approximately .2. -- Ability ; intergenerational mobility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003750305
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Earnings functions and rates of return
Heckman, James J. (contributor); Lochner, Lance (contributor) - 2008
internal rates of return that take into account tuition costs, income taxes and nonlinearities in the earnings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652689
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Earnings functions, rates of return and treatment effects : the Mincer equation and beyond
Heckman, James J. (contributor); Lochner, Lance (contributor) - 2005
rates of return that takes into account tuition, income taxes and forms of uncertainty. We also contrast estimates based on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003039646
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Too young to leave the nest? : the effects of school starting age
Black, Sandra E. (contributor);  … - 2008
using scores from IQ tests taken outside of school, at the time of military enrolment, and measured when students are around …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003723871
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Too young to leave the nest? : the effects of school starting age
Black, Sandra E. (contributor);  … - 2008
using scores from IQ tests taken outside of school, at the time of military enrolment, and measured when students are around …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003752159
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From the cradle to the labor market? : The effect of birth weight on adult outcomes
Black, Sandra E. (contributor);  … - 2005
of children from poorer families. -- birth weight ; twins ; education ; IQ ; earnings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003291737
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From the cradle to the labor market? : The effect of birth weight on adult outcomes
Black, Sandra E. (contributor);  … - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003209218