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IZA Discussion Paper No. 252

Inequality and Income Distribution in Georgia

Ruslan Yemtsov

IZA Discussion Paper No. 251

Labor Markets, Inequality and Poverty in Georgia

Ruslan Yemtsov

IZA Discussion Paper No. 245

Globalization and Human Capital Formation

Fredrik Andersson, Kai A. Konrad

published in: International Tax and Public Finance, 2003, 10(3), 211-228

IZA Discussion Paper No. 239

Human Capital Investment and Globalization in Extortionary States

Fredrik Andersson, Kai A. Konrad

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87 (7-8), 1539-1555

IZA Discussion Paper No. 230

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Educational Choices and Earnings: An Empirical Study for Portugal

Leonor Modesto

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2003, 16 (2), 307-322

IZA Discussion Paper No. 228

The College Wage Gap in 10 European Countries: Evidence from Two Cohorts

Giorgio Brunello, Simona Comi, Claudio Lucifora

IZA Discussion Paper No. 216

The Effects of Overeducation on Productivity in Germany - The Firms' Viewpoint

Felix Büchel

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2002, 21(3), 263-276

IZA Discussion Paper No. 195

Overeducation, Undereducation, and the Theory of Career Mobility

Felix Büchel, Antje Mertens

published in: Applied Economics, 2004, 36 (8), 803 - 816

IZA Discussion Paper No. 192

Absolute Risk Aversion and the Returns to Education

Giorgio Brunello

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2002, 21(6), 635-640

IZA Discussion Paper No. 180

Sibling Rivalry in Educational Attainment: The German Case

Thomas K. Bauer, Ira N. Gang

published in: Labour, 2001, 15 (2), 237-255;
see IZA Reprints 104/01

IZA Discussion Paper No. 167

Earnings Inequality, Returns to Education and Immigration into Ireland

Alan Barrett, John FitzGerald, Brian Nolan

published in: Labour Economics, 2002, 9 (5), 665-680; see IZA Reprints 185/03

IZA Discussion Paper No. 160

A Comparison of the Human Capital and Signaling Models: The Case of the Self-Employed and the Increase in the Schooling Premium in the 1980's

Magnus Lofstrom

published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2001, 20, 191-215

IZA Discussion Paper No. 146

Employer Learning and the Returns to Schooling

Thomas K. Bauer, John P. Haisken-DeNew

published in: Labour Economics, 2001, 8 (2), 161-180;
see IZA Reprints 88/01

IZA Discussion Paper No. 142

Explaining Youth Labor Market Problems in Spain: Crowding-Out, Institutions, or Technology Shifts?

Juan J. Dolado, Florentino Felgueroso, Juan F. Jimeno

published in: European Economic Review, 2000, 44 (4-6), 943-956

IZA Discussion Paper No. 140

Education and Earnings Growth: Evidence from 11 European Countries

Giorgio Brunello, Simona Comi

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2004, 23 (1), 75-83

IZA Discussion Paper No. 130

The Returns to Education in Italy: A New Look at the Evidence

Giorgio Brunello, Simona Comi, Claudio Lucifora

published in: Harmon, C./I. Walker/N. Westergard-Nielsen (eds.), The Returns to Education in Europe, Edward Elgar, 2001

IZA Discussion Paper No. 126

Smoking, Discount Rates, and Returns to Education

Josef Fersterer, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22 (6), 561-566

IZA Discussion Paper No. 120

Does Education Reduce Wage Inequality? Quantile Regressions Evidence from Fifteen European Countries

Pedro T. Pereira, Pedro S. Martins

published in: Labour Economics, 2004, 11 (3), 355-371

IZA Discussion Paper No. 120

Does Education Reduce Wage Inequality? Quantile Regressions Evidence from Fifteen European Countries

Pedro T. Pereira, Pedro S. Martins

published in: Labour Economics, 2004, 11 (3), 355-371

IZA Discussion Paper No. 115

Why do Indian Children Work, and is it Bad for Them?

Alessandro Cigno, Furio C. Rosati

published in: Pacific Economic Review, 2002, 7 (1), 65-84

IZA Discussion Paper No. 114

An Explanation of International Differences in Education and Workplace Training

Giorgio Brunello, Alfredo Medio

published in: European Economic Review, 2001, 45 (2), 307-322

IZA Discussion Paper No. 107

Fast Track or Failure: A Study of the Completion Rates of Graduate Students in Economics

Jan C. van Ours, Geert Ridder

published as 'Fast track or failure: a study of the graduation and dropout rates of Ph D students in economics' in: Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22 (2), 157-166 (see IZA Reprints 167/03)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 103

Estimation in a Duration Model for Evaluating Educational Programs

Kurt Brännäs

IZA Discussion Paper No. 92

The Rate of Return to Private Schooling

Robert E. Wright

IZA Discussion Paper No. 87

Educational Mismatch and Wages in Germany

Thomas K. Bauer

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2002, 21 (2), 221-229

IZA Discussion Paper No. 87

Educational Mismatch and Wages in Germany