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Keller, Elisa |
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Essays on Schooling, Occupations, and Earnings Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics, University of Iowa, 2013. Also: https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/2541/ Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: University of Iowa Keyword(s): College Education; Educational Attainment; Gender Differences; Occupations; Wage Gap Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This thesis consists of two chapters. The first chapter investigates the causes of the recent slowdown in college attainment in the United States. The second chapter studies the gender wage gap by occupational complexity. |
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Keller, Elisa. Essays on Schooling, Occupations, and Earnings. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics, University of Iowa, 2013.. |
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Kwon, Dohyoung |
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Essays on Inequality and Human Capital Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics, University of Iowa, 2015. Also: https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1670/ Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: University of Iowa Keyword(s): Armed Forces Qualifications Test (AFQT); Earnings; Educational Returns; Human Capital Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This dissertation contributes to the current understanding of human capital and its importance for earnings inequality and taxation. Human capital is typically defined as the stock of knowledge or skills acquired through education and working experience. The first chapter analyzes student borrowing behaviors in postsecondary education in the United States, the second chapter studies cross-country differences in earnings inequality within an endogenous growth model of human capital accumulation, and the third chapter examines the impact of endogenous human capital formations over a life-cycle on optimal fiscal policy. |
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Kwon, Dohyoung. Essays on Inequality and Human Capital. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics, University of Iowa, 2015.. |