Using regression and propensity score matching, the research in this paper estimates the effects of having internship experiences in Malaysia on the return inclinations of Malaysian students who are currently studying in ...

The first chapter explores the role of income in the decision of native-born individuals to enroll in college when the local labor market is affected by inflows of immigrant labor. I develop a unified theory of the decision ...

Education has become a global business and tertiary education is the biggest contributor. From 1975 to 2011, the number of international students enrolled in tertiary education among the OECD countries grew from 0.8 million ...

The first chapter of the dissertation investigates whether remittances affect child's schooling and labor outcomes in Bangladesh, specifically enrollment in school, labor and household chores participation and performance ...

The utility patent, as a legal record of invention, is widely believed to be a close proxy for innovation among firms, industries, and economies as a whole. One of the critical drivers of patenting – and ultimately, ...

The first chapter of this dissertation examines the existence and cause of occupational hierarchies among immigrant worker groups in the United States. It first documents the persistent ranking of immigrant labor groups ...

Development and economic growth take place through the more efficient allocation of inputs into more productive uses. Human capital is a key input since it is the main asset of the majority of the population, especially ...

Chapter 1 addresses a long-standing problem in econometrics, that of identifying social interactions or peer effects. The estimation strategy is based on an estimator developed by Klein and Vella (2010) that uses information ...

Chapter 1 investigates the labor market implications of single fatherhood. Samples from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics reveal that men experiencing single fatherhood after marital separation experience dramatic decreases ...

This report reflects on the sixth year of the Education and Social Justice Project, which provided four Georgetown University students with fellowships to travel to South Korea, Guatemala, Senegal, and Canada to conduct ...