Paul J. Devereux

Research Fellow

University College Dublin

devereux@ucd.ie

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Research Interests

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. 17652

Levelling the Playing Field? SES Differences in Graduate Degree Choices

Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17300

The Effect of Distance to Colleges on Application Behavior

Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

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. 16635

Gender Differences in Teacher Judgement of Comparative Advantage

Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15352

Gender Differences in STEM Persistence after Graduation

Judith M. 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 M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published in: Klaus F. Zimmermann (ed.), Handbook fo Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics, 2022

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15034

The (Un)Importance of Inheritance

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

published online in: Journal of the European Economic Association, jvae056, 23 December 2024

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14074

Gender and Educational Achievement: Stylized Facts and Causal Evidence

Judith M. 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 M. 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

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2022, 57 (6), 2012-2047;

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13299

How Gender and Prior Disadvantage Predict Performance in College

Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published in: Economic and Social Review, 2020, 51 (2), 189 -239