Abstract: The paper studies the causal effects of graduating from university with an honors degree on subsequent labor market outcomes. While a rich literature has focused on the identification of the returns to human capital, few studies could analyze returns at the very top of the education distribution. We highlight the importance of honors degrees for future labor market success in the context...
The course is designed to make the world of academic journals, especially high impact journals, more transparent and to help the participants to avoid common pitfalls of scientific writing. Moreover, you will learn how to write good abstracts that make editors become interested in your work. Topics covered will include: An inside perspective of the decision making process in journals How editors...
Part I: Thursday October 31,14h-16h Introduction Production function estimation - Base Model (Olley and Pakes; Ecta, 1996) Part II: Thursday October 31,16h-18h Production function estimation - Extension I (Levinsohn and Petrin, REStud, 2003) Part III: Friday, November 1, 9h-11hProduction function estimation - Extension II (Ackerberg, Caves, and Frazer, 2006 & Wooldridge, Eco. Letters, 2011)...
