We examine the effects of marginal changes in continuous variables on the joint, conditional and marginal probabilities involved in the bivariate probit model. The connection between effects in the univariate and bivariate probit models is also explored. We illustrate these effects using a...

We study the wage-change distributions in union contractsreached in Canada between 1976-1999. We use non-parametric tests to check for nominal wage rigidity and find that it is present during low inflation periods.

We study the wage-change distributions in union contracts reached in Canada between 1976-1999. We use non-parametric tests to check for nominal wage rigidity and find that it is present during low inflation periods

Introduction to human capital and economic growth -- The concept of human capital : a brief historical review -- Theoretical models of human capital and economic growth -- Human capital and endogenous models of economic growth -- Threshold effects, multiple equilibria, and nonlinearities in...