When I started writing this book, I knew I'd need to read piles of research but failed to foresee
the enormity of the piles. Education isn't just a major industry; it inspires researchers' …

Despite increases in the college earnings premium to persistently high levels, investment in
college education remains low. We can understand this apparent puzzle by considering the …

The quality of education appears to be negatively correlated with both the overeducation of
workers at the tasks they perform and the unemployment rate across EU-15 countries, and …

A large number of studies report high returns to college education. However, a large fraction
of high school graduates do not pursue higher education. To reconcile these facts, I develop …

Despite a large measured college premium, roughly one-third of all high-school graduates
currently do not enroll in any form of college. Moreover, while recent increases in the …

This paper sheds light on the persistent rise in college tuition between the late 1980s and
the Great Recession using a combination of detailed micro data and a newly developed …

College education provides students with better chances of landing a good job. The cost of a
college education can be quite high, so it's important that students and their parents see a …

While there has been a substantial increase in the return to college (the college premium),
college attainment has stagnated. We show that these facts can be reconciled by allowing …

Recent public discussion has focused on inequality and social justice, while economists
have looked at inequality's adverse effects on economic growth. One economic theory builds …

Technology Adoption and the Slowdown in Skilled Labour Demand - 2024 Annual Conference
of the Scottish Economics Society Page 1 Technology Adoption and the Slowdown in Skilled …