IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10344

Subjective Completion Beliefs and the Demand for Post-Secondary Education

published as 'Early subjective completion beliefs and the demand for post-secondary education' in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 177, 34-55

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9656

The Gender Wage Gap: Extent, Trends, and Explanations

Francine D. Blau, Lawrence M. Kahn

published in: Journal of Economic Literature, 2017, 55(3), 789-865

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9486

Workfare and Human Capital Investment: Evidence from India

Manisha Shah, Bryce Millett Steinberg

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2021, 56 (2) 380-405;

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9440

Drought of Opportunities: Contemporaneous and Long-Term Impacts of Rainfall Shocks on Human Capital

Manisha Shah, Bryce Millett Steinberg

published in: Journal of Political Economy, 2017, 125 (2), 527-561

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9322

Does Informal Learning at Work Differ between Temporary and Permanent Workers? Evidence from 20 OECD Countries

Maria Ferreira Sequeda, Andries de Grip, Rolf Van der Velden

published in: Labour Economics,, 2018, 55, 18-40

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9167

Investment over the Business Cycle: Insights from College Major Choice

Erica Blom, Brian C. Cadena, Benjamin J. Keys

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2021, 39 (4), 1043–1082

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8628

Country of Origin and Immigrant Earnings, 1960-2000: A Human Capital Investment Perspective

Harriet Duleep, Xingfei Liu, Mark Regets

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8425

Convergences in Men's and Women's Life Patterns: Lifetime Work, Lifetime Earnings, and Human Capital Investment

Joyce P. Jacobsen, Melanie Khamis, Mutlu Yuksel

published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2015, 1-33

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7503

"Sex in Marriage is a Divine Gift": For Whom? Evidence from the Manila Contraceptive Ban

Christelle Dumas, Arnaud Lefranc

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7407

Post Schooling Human Capital Investments and the Life Cycle Variance of Earnings

Thierry Magnac, Nicolas Pistolesi, Sébastien Roux

published in: Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 126(3), 1219-1249.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7310

The Relation between Maternal Work Hours and Cognitive Outcomes of Young School-Aged Children

Annemarie Künn-Nelen, Andries de Grip, Didier Fouarge

published in: De Economist, 2015, 163 (2), 203-232

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7214

Default Options and Training Participation

Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn

published in: Empirical Economics, 2014, 46 (4), 1417-1428

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7136

U.S. Immigration Policy at a Crossroads

Harriet Duleep

published as 'U.S. Immigration Policy at a Crossroads: Should the U.S. Continue Its Family-Friendly Policy?' in: International Migration Review, 2014, 48 (3), 823-845

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7015

Safety Valve or Sinkhole? Vocational Schooling in South Africa

Todd Pugatch

published in: IZA Journal of Labor and Development, 2014, 3:8

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6677

How Immigration May Affect U.S. Native Entrepreneurship: Theoretical Building Blocks and Preliminary Results

Harriet Duleep, David A. Jaeger, Mark Regets

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6656

Maternal Gender Role Attitudes, Human Capital Investment, and Labour Supply of Sons and Daughters

David W. Johnston, Stefanie Schurer, Michael A. Shields

published in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2014, 66 (3), 631-659

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6305