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exogenous trade liberalization exhibit higher rates of suicide and related causes of death, concentrated among whites … manufacturing employment, a sector in which whites and males are over-represented. We also examine other causes of death that might …
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There is much variation in the physical requirements across occupations, giving rise to great differences in later-life productivity, disability risk, and the value of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). In this paper, I look at how such differences across occupations affect initial...
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and we match moments that relate the incidence and timing of observed training episodes to outcomes such as wage growth … and job-to-job transitions. We use our model to offer a novel interpretation of standard Mincer wage regressions in terms … of search frictions and returns to training. Finally, we show how a minimum wage can reduce training opportunities and …
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We find that firms located in areas with higher intergenerational mobility are more profitable. Building off the work of Chetty and Hendren (2018a and 2018b)—who provide measures of intergenerational mobility for all commuting zones (essentially, metropolitan areas) within the U.S.—we are...
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The federal government encourages human capital investment through lending and grant programs, but resources from these programs may also finance non-education activities for students whose liquidity is otherwise restricted. This paper explores this possibility, using administrative data for the...
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