Journal of Human Capital

2007 - 2013

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Volume 7, issue 1, 2013

Does the Clustering of Immigrant Peers Affect the School Performance of Natives&quest pp. 1 - 25

Inés Hardoy and Pål Schøne

The Interaction between Human and Physical Capital Accumulation and the Growth-Inequality Trade-off pp. 26 - 75

Stephen J Turnovsky and Aditi Mitra

Funding, School Specialization, and Test Scores: An Evaluation of the Specialist Schools Policy Using Matching Models pp. 76 - 106

Steve Bradley, Giuseppe Migali and Jim Taylor

Volume 6, issue 4, 2012

Why We Fight: Understanding Military Participation over the Life Cycle pp. 279 - 315

David R. Mann

The Demand for Health Care by the Poor under Universal Health Care Coverage pp. 316 - 335

Jacob Nielsen Arendt

Does the Labor Market Reward Easy Certificates? Evidence from Bangladesh pp. 336 - 367

Munshi Sulaiman

Volume 6, issue 3, 2012

The Spirit of the Welfare State? Adaptation in the Demand for Social Insurance pp. 187 - 223

Martin Ljunge

Plastic Surgery: Investment in Human Capital or Consumption? pp. 224 - 250

Soohyung Lee and Keunkwan Ryu

The Benefits of Breast Feeding across the Early Years of Childhood pp. 251 - 277

Clive R. Belfield and Inas Rashad Kelly

Volume 6, issue 2, 2012

Are Women Overinvesting in Education? Evidence from the Medical Profession pp. 124 - 149

Keith Chen and Judith A. Chevalier

International Evidence on the Gender Gap in Education over the Past Six Decades: A Puzzle and an Answer to It pp. 150 - 185

Francisco Parro

Welfare Effects of Privatizing Public Education When Human Capital Investments Are Risky pp. 87 - 123

Fabian Kindermann

Volume 6, issue 1, 2012

The Effects of Participation in Public Child Care Centers: Evidence from Chile pp. 1 - 34

Grace E. Noboa-Hidalgo and Sergio S Urzua

Negative and Positive Assimilation, Skill Transferability, and Linguistic Distance pp. 35 - 55

Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller

Monetary Incentives and Student Achievement in a Depressed Labor Market: Results from a Randomized Experiment pp. 56 - 85

Maria De Paola, Vincenzo Scoppa and Rosanna Nisticò

Volume 5, issue 4, 2011

Putting the “Co” in Education: Timing, Reasons, and Consequences of College Coeducation from 1835 to the Present pp. 377 - 417

Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz

The Accumulation of Human Capital and Income Inequality in a Two-Sector Economy pp. 418 - 452

Stephen J Turnovsky

Family Income and Higher Education Choices: The Importance of Accounting for College Quality pp. 453 - 477

Josh Kinsler and Ronni Pavan

Volume 5, issue 3, 2011

Private Information, Human Capital, and Optimal “Home Bias” in Financial Markets pp. 255 - 301

Isaac Ehrlich, Jong Kook Shin and Yong Yin

Offsetting Behavior, Medical Breakthroughs, and Breakdowns pp. 302 - 341

Sam Peltzman

Long-Term Effects of School Quality on Health and Lifestyle: Evidence from Comprehensive Schooling Reforms in England pp. 342 - 376

Andrew Michael Jones, Nigel Rice and Pedro Rosa Dias

Volume 5, issue 2, 2011

Factor Endowments and the Returns to Skill: New Evidence from the American Past pp. 111 - 152

Joseph P. Kaboski and Trevon D. Logan

Risky Human Capital and Alternative Bankruptcy Regimes for Student Loans pp. 153 - 206

Felicia A Ionescu

The Impact of Maternal Smoking during Pregnancy on Early Child Neurodevelopment pp. 207 - 254

George L. Wehby, Kaitlin Prater, Ann Marie McCarthy, Eduardo E. Castilla and Jeffrey C. Murray

Volume 5, issue 1, 2011

Marriage Choices of Movie Stars: Does Spouse’s Education Matter? pp. 1 - 28

Gustaf Bruze

Adolescent Cognitive and Noncognitive Correlates of Adult Health pp. 29 - 69

Robert John Kaestner and Kevin Callison

Changes in Postsecondary Choices by Ability and Income: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth pp. 70 - 109

Michael F. Lovenheim and Curtis Lockwood Reynolds

Volume 4, issue 4, 2010

Primary and Secondary School Quality and Intergenerational Earnings Mobility pp. 331 - 364

Nathan D. Grawe

Resources and Standards in Urban Schools pp. 365 - 393

Stephen Machin, Sandra McNally and Costas Meghir

Channels through Which Human Capital Inequality Influences Economic Growth pp. 394 - 450

Amparo Castello-Climent

Volume 4, issue 3, 2010

Explaining the Worldwide Boom in Higher Education of Women pp. 203 - 241

Gary S. Becker, William H. J. Hubbard and Kevin M. Murphy

Pricing in the Not-for-Profit Sector: Can Wealth Growth at American Colleges Explain Chronic Tuition Increases? pp. 242 - 273

Pablo A. Peña

A General Equilibrium Evaluation of the Employment Service pp. 274 - 329

Miana Plesca

Volume 4, issue 2, 2010

Would Empowering Women Initiate the Demographic Transition in Least Developed Countries? pp. 85-129

David de la Croix and Marie Vander Donckt

Impact of Social Security Reform on Labor Force Participation Rates of Pensioners and Nonpensioners: Evidence from Chile pp. 130-172

Alejandra Cox Edwards and Estelle James

Does Education Reduce the Risk of Hypertension? Estimating the Biomarker Effect of Compulsory Schooling in England pp. 173-202

Nattavudh Powdthavee

Volume 4, issue 1, 2010

The Occupations and Human Capital of U.S. Immigrants pp. 1-34

Todd Kurtis Schoellman

Sector-Specific Human Capital and the Distribution of Earnings pp. 35-61

Eric F. Smith

Uncertainty in Human Capital Investment and Earnings Dynamics pp. 62-83

Seik Kim

Volume 3, issue 4, 2009

The Formation of Peer Reputation among Physicians and Its Effect on Technology Adoption pp. 289-322

Amol Navathe and Guy David

Training and Innovation pp. 323-353

Stefan Josef Bauernschuster, Oliver Falck and Stephan Heblich

Crossing the Finish Line: A Review Article pp. 354-378

Flavio Cunha

Volume 3, issue 3, 2009

Household-Level Education Borrowing Constraints: Evidence Using the College Attendance of the Sisters of Vietnam Draft Avoiders pp. 197-223

Andrew W. Horowitz, Jungmin Lee and Julie R. Trivitt

Ability Bias and the Rising Education Premium in the United States: A Cohort-Based Analysis pp. 224-267

Baris Kaymak

Work Attitudes and Intergenerational Mobility pp. 268-288

Mark Gradstein

Volume 3, issue 2, 2009

Quality-Consistent Estimates of International Schooling and Skill Gradients pp. 107-143

Eric A. Hanushek and Lei Zhang

Higher Education and Health Investments: Does More Schooling Affect Preventive Health Care Use? pp. 144-176

Jason Fletcher and David Frisvold

The Race between Education and Technology: A Review Article pp. 177-196

Jonathan Guryan

Volume 3, issue 1, 2009

The Century of Education pp. 1-42

Christian Morrisson and Fabrice MURTIN

The Effect of Breast Feeding on Educational Attainment: Evidence from Sibling Data pp. 43-72

Daniel . Rees and Joseph J. Sabia

Overeducation and Instructional Quality: A Theoretical Model and Some Facts pp. 73-105

Patrizia Ordine and Giuseppe Rose