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45 IZA Discussion Papers
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 14462
Graduating from a Less Selective University during a Recession: Evidence from Mobility Report Cards and Employer Recruiting
Russell Weinstein
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14138
Recruiting Intensity, Hires, and Vacancies: Evidence from Firm-Level Data
Eliza Forsythe, Russell Weinstein
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13970
Problem on the Plains: College Earnings Premiums in Small Metropolitan Areas
John V. Winters
published in: Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy, 2021, 51 (1), 1-13
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13536
The Labour Market for Native and International PhD Students: Similarities, Differences, and the Role of (University) Employers
Massimiliano Tani
published in: Journal for Labour Market Research, 2022, 56, 20 (2022)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13009
The Long-Term Effects of Labor Market Entry in a Recession: Evidence from the Asian Financial Crisis
Eleanor J. Choi, Jaewoo Choi, Hyelim Son
revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2020, 67, 101926
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11361
Early Gender Gaps among University Graduates
Marco Francesconi, Matthias Parey
revised version published in: European Economic Review, 2018, 109, 63-82
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11045
The Gender Wage Gap among College Graduates in Italy
Daniela Piazzalunga
published in: Italian Economic Journal, 2018, 4 (1), 33-90
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9844
Field-of-Study Homogamy
Alena Bicakova, Štepán Jurajda
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9512
Do Earnings by College Major Affect Graduate Migration?
John V. Winters
published in: Annals of Regional Science, 2017, 59 (3), 629-649
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9355
Sex, Race, and Job Satisfaction among Highly Educated Workers
Joni Hersch, Jean Xiao
published in: Southern Economic Journal, 2016, 83 (1), 1 - 24
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9059
Power-Couples and the Colocation Hypothesis Revisited
Francesco Mariotti, Karen A. Mumford, Yolanda Pena-Boquete
published in IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 2017, 6 (1), 1-18
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