IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6463

The Intergenerational Persistence of Human Capital: An Empirical Analysis of Four Generations

Mikael Lindahl, Mårten Palme, Sofia Sandgren Massih, Anna Sjögren

split into two papers and published as 'A test of the Becker-Tomes model of human capital transmission using microdata on four generation' in: Journal of Human Capital, 2014, 7(1), 80-96 and as 'Long-term intergenerational persistence of human capital: an empirical analysis of four generations' in: Journal of Human Resources, 2015, 50(1), 1-33.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6434

This Time It's Different? Youth Labour Markets During 'The Great Recession'

Niall O'Higgins

published in: Comparative Economic Studies, 2012, 54 (2), 395-412

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6424

Ageing and Literacy Skills: Evidence from Canada, Norway and the United States

David A. Green, W. Craig Riddell

published in: Labour Economics, 2013, 22, 16 - 29

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6413

Delayed Graduation and Overeducation: A Test of the Human Capital Model versus the Screening Hypothesis

Carmen Aina, Francesco Pastore

published in: Social Indicators Research, 2020, 152(2), 533-553

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6382

Does Human Capital Endowment of FDI Recipient Countries Really Matter? Evidence from Cross-Country Firm Level Data

Sumon K. Bhaumik, Ralitza Dimova

published in: Review of Development Economics, 2013, 17 (3), 559-570

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6378

The Pitfalls of Work Requirements in Welfare-to-Work Policies: Experimental Evidence on Human Capital Accumulation in the Self-Sufficiency Project

Chris Riddell, W. Craig Riddell

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 117, 39-49

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6340

Fading Hope in the US

Jo Ritzen, Klaus F. Zimmermann

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6334

The Demographic Transition: Causes and Consequences

Oded Galor

published in: Cliometrica, 2012, 6 (1), 1-28

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6328

Inequality, Human Capital Formation and the Process of Development

Oded Galor

published in: Handbook of Economics of Education, North Holland. 2014.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6305

Bumpy Rides: School to Work Transitions in South Africa

Todd Pugatch

published in: Labour, 2018, 32(2): 205-242.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6285

Unequal Access to Higher Education in the Czech Republic: The Role of Spatial Distribution of Universities

Michal Franta, Martin Guzi

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6200

Risk, Balanced Skills and Entrepreneurship

Chihmao Hsieh, Simon C. Parker, Mirjam C. van Praag

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6194

War and Stature: Growing Up During the Nigerian Civil War

Richard Akresh, Sonia R. Bhalotra, Marinella Leone, Una O. Osili

published in: American Economic Review, 2012, 102 (3), 273-277

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6142

The Effect of Education Policy on Crime: An Intergenerational Perspective

Costas Meghir, Mårten Palme, Marieke Schnabel

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6099

The Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital: Exploring the Role of Skills and Health Using Data on Adoptees and Twins

Petter Lundborg, Martin Nordin, Dan-Olof Rooth

published as 'The intergenerational transmission of human capital: the role of skills and health' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2018, 31 (4), 1035-1065.'

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6066

Work and Wage Dynamics around Childbirth

Mette Ejrnæs, Astrid Kunze

published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2013, 115 (3), 856-877

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6060

Private Information, Human Capital, and Optimal "Home Bias" in Financial Markets

Isaac Ehrlich, Jong Kook Shin, Yong Yin

published in: Journal of Human Capital, 2011, 5 (3), 255-301

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6047

Labour Market Under-Utilisation of Recent Higher Education Graduates: New Australian Panel Evidence

David Carroll, Massimiliano Tani

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2013, 32, 207-218