This research seeks to quantify the extent that discrimination can explain the gender wage gap in the Philippine labor market. Today, it is fairly well established that women trail behind men in many domains in developing countries, and that this can potentially have far-reaching impacts on human and economic development. On average, women earn significantly less than men in the Philippines. It...

Despite the interdependence between cognitive and noncognitive skills, empirical studies have shown a longer period of acquisition in life-time for the latter besides relevance for educational and labor market success. Analyzing returns of investments during different periods of life is therefore economically meaningful. We evaluate the effects of a substantial increase in the amount of curricu...

1467 Models of statistical discrimination often imply that black Americans—or others suffering from discrimination—invest less in themselves than otherwise comparable whites do, because blacks receive a lower return from investment in human capital than whites. The critical assumption underlying these models is that the market receives imperfect information about productivity and no direct info...

Higher technological education graduates constitute one of the most important and promising newcomers at the labor market. A smooth and successful vocational socialization of this category of future workers is one of the primary targets of educational systems, and policy makers at both; a national and a European level. This article focuses on the incorporation process of graduates from Greek hi...

Education has long been seen as an important investment both for individuals and societies, and has wide-ranging benefits, particularly for women. Economic theory and real-world data find a positive correlation with female educational attainment and labor market participation. This paper examines the link between education and female labor market participation (FLMP) in the Middle East, focusin...

It is widely argued that declining fertility slows the pace of economic growth through its negative effect on labor supply. There are, however, theoretical arguments suggesting that the effect of falling fertility on effective labor supply can be offset by the associated behavioral changes. We formalize these arguments by setting forth a dynamic consumer optimization model that incorporates end...

It is widely argued that declining fertility slows the pace of economic growth through its negative effect on labor supply. There are, however, theoretical arguments suggesting that the effect of falling fertility on effective labor supply can be offset by the associated behavioral changes. We formalize these arguments by setting forth a dynamic consumer optimization model that incorporates end...

The importance of non-cognitive skills in determining long-term human capital and labor market outcomes is widely acknowledged, but relatively little is known about how non-cognitive skills may shape educational investments by parents early in life. This paper evaluates the parental response to variation in non-cognitive skills among their children in rural Gansu province, China, employing a ho...