Journal of Human Capital

2007 - 2025

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Putting the "Co" in Education: Timing, Reasons, and Consequences of College Coeducation from 1835 to the Present pp. 377 - 417: Claudia Goldin and Lawrence 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

Private Information, Human Capital, and Optimal "Home Bias" in Financial Markets pp. 255 - 301: Isaac Ehrlich, Jong 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 Jones, Nigel Rice and Pedro Rosa Dias

Factor Endowments and the Returns to Skill: New Evidence from the American Past pp. 111 - 152: Joseph Kaboski and Trevon Logan
Risky Human Capital and Alternative Bankruptcy Regimes for Student Loans pp. 153 - 206: Felicia 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

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 Kaestner and Kevin Callison
Changes in Postsecondary Choices by Ability and Income: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth pp. 70 - 109: Michael Lovenheim and Curtis Reynolds

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

Explaining the Worldwide Boom in Higher Education of Women pp. 203 - 241: Gary Becker, William H. J. Hubbard and Kevin Murphy
Pricing in the Not-for-Profit Sector: Can Wealth Growth at American Colleges Explain Chronic Tuition Increases? pp. 242 - 273: Pablo Peña
A General Equilibrium Evaluation of the Employment Service pp. 274 - 329: Miana Plesca

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

The Occupations and Human Capital of U.S. Immigrants pp. 1-34: Todd Schoellman
Sector-Specific Human Capital and the Distribution of Earnings pp. 35-61: Eric Smith
Uncertainty in Human Capital Investment and Earnings Dynamics pp. 62-83: Seik Kim

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 Bauernschuster, Oliver Falck and Stephan Heblich
Crossing the Finish Line: A Review Article pp. 354-378: Flavio Cunha

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

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

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

Marriage and Career: The Dynamic Decisions of Young Men pp. 337-378: Eric Gould
From Ties to Gains? Evidence on Connectedness and Human Capital Acquisition pp. 379-409: Philip Babcock
Cooperation in Knowledge-Intensive Firms pp. 410-440: Ola KvalÃ¸y and Trond Olsen

Asset Management, Human Capital, and the Market for Risky Assets pp. 217-262: Isaac Ehrlich, William A. Hamlen and Yong Yin
Fertility Decline, Baby Boom, and Economic Growth pp. 262-302: Kevin Murphy, Curtis Simon and Robert Tamura
The Impacts of Task Repetition and Temporal Breaks in Production on Human Capital and Productivity pp. 303-335: Jason Hockenberry, Hsienming Lien and Shin-Yi Chou

Specific Capital and Technological Variety pp. 129-152: Boyan Jovanovic and Peter Rousseau
Childhood Educational Disruption and Later Life Outcomes: Evidence from Prince Edward County pp. 154-187: Paul Heaton
Education and Religion pp. 188-215: Edward L. Glaeser and Bruce Sacerdote

Earnings Functions and Rates of Return pp. 1-31: James Heckman, Lance Lochner and Petra Todd
Labor Outflows and Labor Inflows in Puerto Rico pp. 32-68: George Borjas
Do Students Care about School Quality? Determinants of Dropout Behavior in Developing Countries pp. 69-105: Eric Hanushek, Victor Lavy and Kohtaro Hitomi
Education, Self-Selection, and Intergenerational Transmission of Abilities pp. 106-128: Adalbert Mayer

Why Does Human Capital Need a Journal? pp. 1-7: Isaac Ehrlich and Kevin Murphy
Education and Consumption: The Effects of Education in the Household Compared to the Marketplace pp. 9-35: Gary Becker and Kevin Murphy
The Changing Role of Family Income and Ability in Determining Educational Achievement pp. 37-89: Philippe Belley and Lance Lochner
The Production of Cognitive Achievement in Children: Home, School, and Racial Test Score Gaps pp. 91-136: Petra Todd and Kenneth I. Wolpin
The Evolution of Income and Fertility Inequalities over the Course of Economic Development: A Human Capital Perspective pp. 137-174: Isaac Ehrlich and Jinyoung Kim