Paul J. Devereux

Research Fellow

University College Dublin

devereux@ucd.ie

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Paul Devereux received his B.A. in economics from Trinity College Dublin in 1990 and his Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University in 1997. Currently, he is Professor of Economics at University College Dublin.
His research has included studies on labor market adjustment over the business cycle, the effects of industry demand shocks on worker outcomes, and the relationships between changing wage inequality and the labor supply of married women. In recent research, he has developed estimators for cohort models and overidentified linear models. He is currently studying the role of family background factors in influencing individual outcomes and the intergenerational transmission of human capital.
He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in November 2003.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15352

Gender Differences in STEM Persistence after Graduation

Judith Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published in: Economica, 2022, 89 (356), 862-883.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15128

Rank Effects in Education: What Do We Know So Far?

Judith Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15034

The (Un)Importance of Inheritance

Sandra E. Black, Paul J. Devereux, Fanny Landaud, Kjell G. Salvanes

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14074

Gender and Educational Achievement: Stylized Facts and Causal Evidence

Judith Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published as: The Economics of Gender and Educational Achievement: Stylized Facts and Causal Evidence, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance, Oxford University Press, August 2021

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13973

Gender Differences in College Applications: Aspiration and Risk Management

Judith Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2021, 80, 102077

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13781

Grandparents, Moms, or Dads? Why Children of Teen Mothers Do Worse in Life

Anna Aizer, Paul J. Devereux, Kjell G. Salvanes

forthcoming in: Journal of Human Resources

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13299

How Gender and Prior Disadvantage Predict Performance in College

Judith Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published in: Economic and Social Review, 2020, 51(2), Summer

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13251

Choosing Differently? College Application Behavior and the Persistence of Educational Advantage

Judith Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2020, 77, 101998

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12846

The Effect of High School Rank in English and Math on College Major Choice

Judith Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published as "High School Rank in Math and English and the Gender Gap in STEM" in: Labour Economics, 2021, 69, 101969

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12768

Math Matters! The Importance of Mathematical and Verbal Skills for Degree Performance

Judith Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published in: Economics Letters, 2020, 186, 1-5

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12176

It's Not Just for Boys! Understanding Gender Differences in STEM

Judith Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published as 'Understanding Gender Differences in STEM: Evidence from College Applications' in: Economics of Education Review, 2019, 72, 219-238

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11107

More Education, Less Volatility? The Effect of Education on Earnings Volatility over the Life Cycle

Judith Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2019, 37 (1), 101-137

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9227

Poor Little Rich Kids? The Determinants of the Intergenerational Transmission of Wealth

Sandra E. Black, Paul J. Devereux, Petter Lundborg, Kaveh Majlesi

published in: Review of Economic Studies, 87(4), July 2020, Pages 1683–1725.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9178

On the Origins of Risk-Taking

Sandra E. Black, Paul J. Devereux, Petter Lundborg, Kaveh Majlesi

published as 'On the Origins of Risk-Taking in Financial Markets' in: Journal of Finance, 2017, 72 (5), 2229 - 2278

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9172

Healthy(?), Wealthy, and Wise: Birth Order and Adult Health

Sandra E. Black, Paul J. Devereux, Kjell G. Salvanes

published in: Economics and Human Biology, 2016, 23, 27 - 45

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8905

Learning to Take Risks? The Effect of Education on Risk-Taking in Financial Markets

Sandra E. Black, Paul J. Devereux, Petter Lundborg, Kaveh Majlesi

published in: Review of Finance, 2018, 22 (3), 951-975

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8043

Does Grief Transfer across Generations? In-Utero Deaths and Child Outcomes

Sandra E. Black, Paul J. Devereux, Kjell G. Salvanes

revised version published as 'Does Grief Transfer across Generations? Bereavements during Pregnancy and Child Outcomes' in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2016, 8 (1), 193 - 223

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7384

Job Spells, Employer Spells, and Wage Returns to Tenure

Paul J. Devereux, Robert A. Hart, J. Elizabeth Roberts

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7117

Losing Heart? The Effect of Job Displacement on Health

Sandra E. Black, Paul J. Devereux, Kjell G. Salvanes

revised version published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2015, 68(4), 833-861

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6541

Care or Cash? The Effect of Child Care Subsidies on Student Performance

Sandra E. Black, Paul J. Devereux, Katrine Vellesen Loken, Kjell G. Salvanes

published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2014, 96 (5), 824-837