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81 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 18230
Do Women Ask for Less? Evidence from Reservation Wages in Italy
Vincenzo Scoppa, Idola Francesca Spanò
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17945
Incentives for Retrieval Practice and Exam Performance of College Students
Fady Mansour, Stefani Milovanska-Farrington, Nour Kattih, Mohammed Saeed
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17879
Improving First-Generation College Students’ Education and Employment Outcomes: Effects of a Targeted Scholarship Program
Gopinath Annadurai, Soham Sahoo
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17652
Levelling the Playing Field? SES Differences in Graduate Degree Choices
Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17364
The Scarring Effect of Graduate Underemployment: Evidence from the UK
Matt Dickson, Michael Donnelly, Kalyan Kumar Kameshwara, Predrag Lazetic
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17360
Entry Conditions and the Transition from Tertiary Education to Employment: A Cross-Country Perspective
John Moffat, Duncan H.W. Roth
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17293
Unraveling the Gender Wage Gap: Exploring Early Career Patterns among University Graduates
Malte Sandner, Ipek Yükselen
published in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2025, 72 (2), e12405
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17216
Beyond the Degree: Fertility Outcomes of 'First in Family' Graduates
Anna Adamecz, Anna Lovász, Suncica Vujic
published online in: Review of Economics of the Household, 23 July 2025
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16918
Gender Differences in Graduate Degree Choices
Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2025, 230, 106882
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16183
Driving, Dropouts, and Drive-Throughs: Mobility Restrictions and Teen Human Capital
Valerie Bostwick, Christopher Severen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15973
Gender Wage Gap among Young Adults: A Comparison across British Cohorts
Francesca Foliano, Alex Bryson, Heather Joshi, Bożena Wielgoszewska, David Wilkinson
published in: Labour Economics, 2024, 91, 102614
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15954
Gender Differences in the Early Career Earnings of Economics Graduates
Stephen Bazen, Kadija Charni
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15951
Foreign Physicians: Discriminatory Patient Preferences and Doctor Availability
Brigham Walker, Janna Wisniewski, Sarah Tinkler, Miron Stano, Rajiv Sharma
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 228, 106813
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15417
The Over-Education Wage Penalty among PhD Holders: A European Perspective
François Rycx, Giulia Santosuosso, Guillaume Vermeylen
published in: Education Economics, 2025, 33 (1), 53-75
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15299
Returns to Higher Education - Graduate and Discipline Premiums
Yu Zhu, Lei Xu
published in: Klaus F. Zimmermann (ed.), Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics, Springer, 2022
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15010
The Effects of Advanced Degrees on the Wage Rates, Hours, Earnings and Job Satisfaction of Women and Men
Joseph G. Altonji, John Eric Humphries, Ling Zhong
published in: Polachek, S.W. and Tatsiramos, K. (ed.) 50th Celebratory Volume (Research in Labor Economics, Vol. 50), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, 2023, 25-81
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14797
The COVID-19 Pandemic, Well-Being, and Transitions to Post-secondary Education
Malte Sandner, Alexander Patzina, Silke Anger, Sarah Bernhard, Hans Dietrich
published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2023, 21, 461 - 483
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14561
Family Ties, Geographic Mobility and the Gender Gap in Academic Aspirations
Lídia Farré, Francesc Ortega
published as 'Geographic mobility of college students and the gender gap in academic aspirations' in: Labour Economics, 2024, 90, 102550
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14540
For Some, Luck Matters More: The Impact of the Great Recession on the Early Careers of Graduates from Different Socio-Economic Backgrounds
Emilia Del Bono, Greta Morando
published in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2022, 74 (3), 869 - 893
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14462
Graduating from a Less Selective University during a Recession: Evidence from Mobility Report Cards and Employer Recruiting
Russell Weinstein
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