Journal of Human Capital

2007 - 2026

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The Productivity Benefits of Overeducation pp. 463 - 502: Miana Plesca and Fraser Summerfield
Gender Differences in Persistence in a Field of Study: This Isn’t All about Grades pp. 503 - 556: Michael Kaganovich, Morgan Taylor and Ruli Xiao
Syrian Refugees and Human Capital Accumulation of Working-Age Native Children in Turkey pp. 557 - 592: Selcen Çakır, Elif Erbay and Murat Kırdar
Is the COVID-19 Pandemic Fast-Tracking Automation in Developing Countries? Evidence from Colombia pp. 593 - 616: Leonardo Bonilla-Mejía, Luz Florez, Didier Hermida, Francisco Lasso, Leonardo Morales, Juan Ospina-Tejeiro and Jose Pulido

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

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

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

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

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 Aucejo, Jane 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

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

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

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

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

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

Job Vacancies and Immigration: Evidence from the Mariel Supply Shock pp. 1 - 33: L. Jason Anastasopoulos, George 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