This dissertation evaluates the impact of public policies and economic conditions on human capital investment decisions. Chapter 1 examines the wide-ranging effects of subsidizing college …
Chapter 1 argues that the emergence of knowledge hierarchies in the U.S. firms since the late 19th century, expedited by huge progress in communication technology, …
What explains the subnational variation in human capital formation policies across Turkey and Argentina as manufacturing companies based in these countries switched from older to …
Chapter 1 analyzes the impact of migration on long-run economic development. In particular, I study the European migration to Argentina in the late nineteenth century. …
This dissertation is an analysis and critique of the use of the concept of religious capital in the explanation of religious beliefs and practices. The …
This dissertation is composed of three essays on intergenerational transmission of inequality emphasizing the role of human capital at birth. Chapter 1 examines the role …
This dissertation studies the economics behind two major education policy questions faced by many developing country governments. The first two chapters study the government policy …