If You Want Intergenerational Mobility, Regulation Matters
It is not uncommon that children follow the same career as their parents. But why? This might be attributed to
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Is This Worth My Time? How Does Locus of Control Affect Workers’ Training Choices?
Work-related training allows workers to improve their skills and stay up-to-date, but many workers do not regularly participate. Marco Caliendo,
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Activation Programs—Do They Help Young People with Poor Labor Market Prospects Find Work?
In 2008, Sweden introduced a new “activation” program, the Youth Job Guarantee (YJG), to help unemployed youth find jobs though
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Completing an Internship Increases Wages and Probability of Employment
The share of university students completing an internship is as high as 75–80 percent in many countries throughout North America
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Adjunct Teaching Fuels Grade Inflation and Distorts Student Choices
Since the mid-1970s, higher education has increasingly relied on part-time, adjunct faculty. By 2015, 40% of classroom instructors were hired
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Does Greek Membership in College Improve Academic and Career Outcomes?
Almost a fifth of U.S. college students join a Greek organization during college, yet we know strikingly little about the
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Learning about Potential Earnings Changes Students’ Choice of College Major
An undergraduate’s choice of college major has enormous consequences for their economic future, but how well do they understand their
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Spain Cut Unemployment Benefits during the Great Recession, and Labor Rallied
In the turmoil of the Great Recession, the Spanish government reduced the level of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits in relation
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Do Conferences Contribute to Academic Impact?
Academics invest significant resources in attending and organizing conferences, and yet—until now—there has been strikingly little empirical analysis that tests
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H-1B Visas and the Career Choices of U.S. International Students
Proponents of more open immigration policy often cite the ability of immigrants to address shortages of workers in specific fields,
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