Journal of Human Capital

2007 - 2023

From University of Chicago Press
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Volume 17, issue 3, 2023

Opening the Black Box: Behavioral Responses of Teachers and Principals to Pay-for-Performance Incentive Programs pp. 315 - 348

Tom Ahn and Jacob Vigdor

Tap Water Access in Early Childhood and Long-Term Educational Performance pp. 349 - 386

Chia-Lun Liu, Shin-Yi Chou, Jin-Tan Liu and Mary E. Deily

The Long-Term Effects of External Examinations on Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor pp. 387 - 433

Di Sima

Limiting Applications in College Admissions and Evidence from Conflicting Exam Dates pp. 434 - 461

Wei-Cheng Chen and Yi-Cheng Kao

Volume 17, issue 2, 2023

The Asymmetric Impact of Out-Migration and Return Migration on Wages in the Source Country: Evidence from Mexico pp. 173 - 206

Julio Acuna

Peer Gender and Schooling: Evidence from Ethiopia pp. 207 - 249

Daniel Borbely, Jonathan Norris and Agnese Romiti

How Effective Are Colleges in Educating a Diverse Student Body? Evidence from West Point pp. 250 - 283

Dario Cestau, Dennis Epple, Richard Romano, Holger Sieg and Carl Wojtaszek

Intergenerational Transmission of Health at Birth: Fathers Matter Too! pp. 284 - 313

Osea Giuntella, Giulia La Mattina and Climent Quintana-Domeque

Volume 17, issue 1, 2023

Parental Human Capital Investment Responses to Children’s Disabilities pp. 1 - 38

Anastasia Terskaya

The Effects of High School Career and Technical Education on Employment, Wages, and Educational Attainment pp. 39 - 71

Michael LaForest

Cycling for Education? Heterogeneous Preferences for Academic Tracks at Secondary School pp. 72 - 113

Sergio Parra-Cely

Education and Consanguineous Marriage pp. 114 - 171

Pelin Akyol and Naci Mocan

Volume 16, issue 4, 2022

Do Postsecondary Training Programs Respond to Changes in the Labor Market? pp. 461 - 487

Michel Grosz

Effect of Female Politicians on Postprimary Education and Intergenerational Education Spending pp. 488 - 525

Sadia Priyanka

Keeping Kids in School and Out of Work: Compulsory Schooling and Child Labor in Turkey pp. 526 - 555

Meltem Dayioglu and Murat Kırdar

The Impacts of Fare-Free Bus Programs on Educational Outcomes of K–12 Students pp. 556 - 584

Emanuel Garcia Munoz and Hector H. Sandoval

Volume 16, issue 3, 2022

Should I Go to Graduate School? The Role of Preference for Children and Human Capital Accumulation pp. 333 - 371

Sébastien Buttet and Alice Schoonbroodt

Teachers and the Gender Gap in Reading Achievement pp. 372 - 403

Esteban M. Aucejo, Jane Cooley Fruehwirth, Sean Kelly and Zachary Mozenter

Military Service and Skill Acquisition: Evidence from a Draft Lottery pp. 404 - 436

Paul Bingley, Stéphanie Vincent Lyk-Jensen and Anders Rosdahl

Play to Learn: The Impact of Technology on Students’ Math Performance pp. 437 - 459

Guilherme Hirata

Volume 16, issue 2, 2022

Overeducation and R&D: Theoretical Aspects and Empirical Evidence pp. 183 - 232

Marco Di Cintio

Mother’s Time Allocation, Childcare, and Child Cognitive Development pp. 233 - 272

Ylenia Brilli

Who Benefits from Attending the Higher Track? The Effect of Track Assignment on Skill Development and the Role of Relative Age pp. 273 - 302

Maria Cotofan, Ron Diris and Trudie Schils

The Effect of Private Schools on Measures of Socioemotional Development in Adolescence: Evidence from India pp. 303 - 331

Ray Miller

Volume 16, issue 1, 2022

American Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy at Midlife: An Analysis Based on the Health and Retirement Study pp. 1 - 46

Jihye Kim and Kajal Lahiri

Education Gradients in Mortality Trends by Gender and Race pp. 47 - 72

Adam Leive and Christopher Ruhm

American Delusion: Life Expectancy and Welfare in the United States from an International Perspective pp. 73 - 132

Rodrigo Soares, Rudi Rocha and Michel Szklo

Trends in Health in Midlife and Late Life pp. 133 - 156

Peter Hudomiet, Michael Hurd and Susann Rohwedder

The Returns to Preventing Chronic Disease in Europe and the United States pp. 157 - 182

Jeffrey C. Yu, Bryan Tysinger, Andrea Piano Mortari, Federico Belotti, Martha Ryan, Vincenzo Atella and Dana Goldman

Volume 15, issue 4, 2021

Human Capital and Entrepreneurship pp. 513 - 553

Ni Qin and Dongmin Kong

The Pathways to College pp. 554 - 595

Lisha Agarwal, Giorgio Brunello and Lorenzo Rocco

Long-Term Labor Market Consequences of Costly Signaling: Evidence from a Natural Experiment pp. 596 - 628

Somdeep Chatterjee and Jai Kamal

When Incentives Matter Too Much: Explaining Significant Responses to Irrelevant Information pp. 629 - 664

Tom Ahn and Jacob Vigdor

Volume 15, issue 3, 2021

Economic Uncertainty and Fertility pp. 373 - 399

Giray Gözgör, Mehmet Bilgin and Peter Rangazas

Self-Fulfilling Prophecies in the Classroom pp. 400 - 431

Andrew Hill and Daniel Jones

The Effects of Foreign-Born Peers in US High Schools and Middle Schools pp. 432 - 468

Jason Fletcher, Jinho Kim, Jenna Nobles, Stephen Ross and Irina Shaorshadze

Gender Imbalance across Subfields in Economics: When Does It Start? pp. 469 - 511

Pilar Beneito, José Boscá, Javier Ferri and Manu García

Volume 15, issue 2, 2021

It’s Time to Degree! The Impact of Reducing Barriers to Entry into Professions on Late Graduation: The Case of Pharmacists pp. 237 - 268

Patrizia Ordine, Giuseppe Rose and Mattia Fasano

Short-Term Impact of an Early Childhood Education Intervention in Rural Thailand pp. 269 - 290

Wisuwat Chujan and Weerachart Kilenthong

School Tracking and Mental Health pp. 291 - 345

Petri Böckerman, Mika Haapanen, Christopher Jepsen and Alexandra Roulet

Living Environments and Child Development: Comparing Two Groups of Out-of-Home Children pp. 346 - 371

Ick-Joong Chung, Jungmin Lee, Yasuyuki Sawada, Seung-Gyu Sim and Jinyeong Son

Volume 15, issue 1, 2021

Job Vacancies and Immigration: Evidence from the Mariel Supply Shock pp. 1 - 33

L. Jason Anastasopoulos, George J. Borjas, Gavin G. Cook and Michael Lachanski

Endogenous Immigration, Human and Physical Capital Formation, and the Immigration Surplus pp. 34 - 85

Isaac Ehrlich and Yun Pei

Whose Job Is It Anyway? Coethnic Hiring in New US Ventures pp. 86 - 127

Sari Pekkala Kerr and William Kerr

Migrant Labor and Remittances: Macroeconomic Consequences and Policy Responses pp. 128 - 173

Sokchea Lim, Akm Morshed and Stephen J Turnovsky

Immigration and Gender Differences in the Labor Market pp. 174 - 203

Joan Llull

Local Adjustment to Immigrant-Driven Labor Supply Shocks pp. 204 - 235

Joan Monras

Volume 14, issue 4, 2020

Can Superstition Create a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? School Outcomes of Dragon Children in China pp. 485 - 534

Naci Mocan and Han Yu

Effects of Maternal Education on Early Nonmonetary Investments in Child Development pp. 535 - 583

Emine Kübra Usta

Monitoring and Sanctioning Cheating at School: What Works? Evidence from a National Evaluation Program pp. 584 - 616

Claudio Lucifora and Marco Tonello

After-School Care, Child Care Arrangements, and Child Development pp. 617 - 652

Ailin He and Nagham Sayour

Volume 14, issue 3, 2020

The Effect of Grants on University Dropout Rates: Evidence from the Italian Case pp. 343 - 370

Francesca Modena, Enrico Rettore and Giulia Martina Tanzi

Understanding the Mechanisms Linking College Education with Longevity pp. 371 - 400

Kai Hong, Peter Savelyev and Kegon Tan

Aid Volatility, Human Capital, and Growth pp. 401 - 448

Pierre-Richard Agénor and Nihal Bayraktar

The Socioeconomic and Gender Impacts of Health Events on Employment Transitions in France: A Panel Data Study pp. 449 - 483

Emmanuel Duguet and Christine Le Clainche

Volume 14, issue 2, 2020

Education in a Heterogeneous-Agent Economy: Revisiting Transatlantic Differences pp. 165 - 216

Orhan Torul

Skills and Youth Unemployment: Cross-Country Evidence from Synthetic Panel Data pp. 217 - 248

Margarida Rodrigues

The Effect of Dormitory Residence during College on Student Outcomes pp. 249 - 289

Curtis Reynolds

Peers, Parents, and Attitudes about School pp. 290 - 342

Jonathan Norris

Volume 14, issue 1, 2020

The Nurture Effects of Multidimensional Parental Skills on College Attainment pp. 1 - 42

Jiaming Soh and Kegon Tan

The Effect of Increasing Human Capital Investment on Economic Growth and Poverty: A Simulation Exercise pp. 43 - 83

Matthew Collin and David Weil

Heterogeneity in the Effect of College Expansion Policy on Wages: Evidence from the Russian Labor Market pp. 84 - 121

Volha Belskaya, Klara Sabirianova Peter and Christian Posso

Joint Impact of the Conditional Cash Transfer on Child Nutritional Status and Household Expenditure in Indonesia pp. 122 - 164

Toshiaki Aizawa