Choosing to be trained: Do behavioral traits matter?

U Dasgupta, L Gangadharan, P Maitra, S Mani… - Journal of Economic …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this paper, we examine the determinants of self-selection into a vocational training
program in India. To do this we combine data from an artefactual field experiment with …

[PDF][PDF] Are Skills the Problem?

RI Lerman, J Heckman, D Masterov - A future of good jobs? America's …, 2008 - core.ac.uk
As the larger return to education and skill is likely the single greatest source of the long-term
increase in inequality, policies that boost our national investment in education and training …

[图书][B] Risk-taking behavior and well-being of young baby boomers

MC Fang - 2009 - search.proquest.com
Well-being of the baby boomer generation has been a concern for decades, particularly
regarding retirement well-being. An unbalanced attention, however, has been concentrated …

[图书][B] Essays on the Economics of Higher Education

FMF Schieferdecker - 2012 - search.proquest.com
The dissertation investigates determinants of the decision to enter tertiary education. Three
essays analyze different aspects related to the topic. The first essay compares the effect of …

Selection into skill accumulation: evidence using observational and experimental data

U Dasgupta, L Gangadharan, P Maitra, S Mani… - 2011 - mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de
This paper combines unique survey and experimental data to examine the determinants of
self-selection into a vocational training program. Women residing in selected disadvantaged …

[PDF][PDF] Black-White Differences in the Insurance Value of Human Capital

A Whalley - Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer …, 2004 - fmwww.bc.edu
This paper studies the implications of Black-White differences in uninsurable labor market
risk for Black-White differences in the value of human capital. Uninsurable labor income risk …