Blar i NHH Brage på emneord "education"
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The challenge of a rising skill premium for redistributive taxation
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2007-02)The present paper analyses the challenge to redistribution programs posed by an increase in skill premium. The increase in skill premium, which we observe in most OECD countries, affects taxation through its effect on ... -
The challenge of a rising skill premium for redistributive taxation
(Working paper, Working paper, 2006-02)The present paper analysis the challenge to redistribution programs posed by an increase in skill premium. The increase in skill premium, which we observe in most OECD countries, affects taxation through its effect on ... -
Education and family background : mechanisms and policies
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2010-05)In every society for which we have data, people’s educational achievement is positively correlated with their parents’ education or with other indicators of their parents’ socioeconomic status. This topic is central in ... -
Education and mobility
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)We show that the length of compulsory education has a causal impact on regional labour mobility. The analysis is based on a quasi-exogenous staged Norwegian school reform, and register data on the whole ... -
Education and mobility
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2008-09)We show that the length of compulsory education has a causal impact on regional labour mobility. The analysis is based on a quasi-exogenous staged Norwegian school reform, and register data on the whole population. Based ... -
Fast times at Ridgemont High? : the effect of compulsory schooling laws on teenage births
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2004-09)Research suggests that teenage childbearing adversely affects both the outcomes of the mothers as well as those of their children. We know that low-educated women are more likely to have a teenage birth, but does this ... -
Human capital accumulation and migration in a peripheral EU region : the case of Basilicata
(Working paper, Working paper, 2003-09)The ability of a regional system to generate human capital is crucial, but it is not a sufficient condition leading to economic success. In this work we emphasise the importance of maintaining and attracting highly skilled ... -
Is teenage motherhood contagious? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
(Discussion Papers;12/2011, Working paper, 2011-07)There is relatively little research on peer effects in teenage motherhood despite the fact that peer effects, and in particular social interaction within the family, are likely to be important. We estimate the impact ... -
The neighbourhood is not what it used to be : has there been equalisation of opportunity across families and communities in Norway?
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2001-12)Parents influence their children's adult outcomes through economic and genetic endowments, transmission of cultural values and social skills, and through choice of residential location. Using a variance decomposition ... -
The challenge of a rising skill premium for redistributive taxation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)The present paper analyzes the challenge to redistribution programs posed by an increase in the skill premium. The skill premium affects both the profitability of education and the profitability of migration. We propose a ... -
Why children of college graduates outperform their schoolmates : a study of cousins and adoptees
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2010-09)There is massive cross-sectional evidence that children of more educated parents outperform their schoolmates on tests, grade repetition and in educational attainment. However, evidence for causal interpretation of this ... -
Why the apple doesn’t fall far : understanding intergenerational transmission of human capital
(Working paper, Working paper, 2005)Parents with higher education levels have children with higher education levels. However, is this because parental education actually changes the outcomes of children, suggesting an important spillover of education policies, ... -
Why the apple doesn’t fall far : understanding intergenerational transmission of human capital
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2003-10)Parents with higher education levels have children with higher education levels. However, is this because parental education actually changes the outcomes of children, suggesting an important spillover of education ... -
Will Artificial Intelligence Get in the Way of Achieving Gender Equality?
(DP SAM;03/2024, Working paper, 2024-03-14)The promise of generative AI to increase human productivity relies on developing skills to become proficient at it. There is reason to suspect that women and men use AI tools differently, which could result in productivity ...