자료유형 | 학위논문 |
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서명/저자사항 | Essays on Human Capital and Altruism. |
개인저자 | Chuan, Amanda. |
단체저자명 | University of Pennsylvania. Applied Economics. |
발행사항 | [S.l.]: University of Pennsylvania., 2018. |
발행사항 | Ann Arbor: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2018. |
형태사항 | 189 p. |
기본자료 저록 | Dissertation Abstracts International 79-10A(E). Dissertation Abstract International |
ISBN | 9780438036925 |
학위논문주기 | Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Pennsylvania, 2018. |
일반주기 |
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-10(E), Section: A.
Adviser: Iwan Barankay. |
요약 | This dissertation contains three self-contained chapters on human capital and altruism. |
요약 | The first two chapters explore why women used to lag behind but now exceed men in college enrollment. Chapter 1 shows that examining occupations that require only a high school degree ("non-college" occupations) can help resolve two puzzles. Fir |
요약 | Chapter 1 argues that gender differences in occupations, particularly in the non-college labor market, lead women to choose to attend college at greater rates than men. In Chapter 2, I explore one key mechanism behind the severe occupational seg |
요약 | Chapter 3, joint with Judd Kessler and Katherine Milkman, explores altruism in a unique field context. We examine how reciprocity, an important motivation behind altruism, changes over time using a large quasi-experiment in the field. Specifical |
일반주제명 | Labor economics. Behavioral psychology. Public policy. |
언어 | 영어 |
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