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Upon arrival to a new country, many immigrants face job downgrading, a phenomenon describing workers being in jobs below the ones they have based on the skills they possess. Moreover, in the presence of downgrading immigrants receiving lower wage ret
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2111.00319
Autor:
Nikolov, Plamen, Yeh, Steve
Cognition, a component of human capital, is fundamental for decision-making, and understanding the causes of human capital depreciation in old age is especially important in aging societies. Using various proxy measures of cognitive performance from
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2109.02177
Autor:
Hossain, Md Shahadath, Nikolov, Plamen
Non-unitary household models suggest that enhancing women's bargaining power can influence child health, a crucial determinant of human capital and economic standing throughout adulthood. We examine the effects of a policy shift, the Hindu Succession
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2106.10841
This paper presents preliminary summary results from a longitudinal study of participants in seven U.S. states during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to standard socio-economic characteristics, we collect data on various economic preference parame
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2009.13103
Social status and political connections could confer large economic benefits to an individual. Previous studies focused on China examine the relationship between Communist party membership and earnings and find a positive correlation. However, this c
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2007.13549
Autor:
Nikolov, Plamen, Hossain, Md Shahadath
Economists have mainly focused on human capital accumulation rather than on the causes and consequences of human capital depreciation in late adulthood. To investigate how human capital depreciates over the life cycle, we examine how a newly introduc
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2007.05884
Autor:
Nikolov, Plamen, Jimi, Nusrat
Publikováno v:
Applied Economics: Vol 50, No 44. Applied Economics 50 (44): 4705-23
Evidence on educational returns and the factors that determine the demand for schooling in developing countries is extremely scarce. Building on previous studies that show individuals underestimating the returns to schooling, we use two surveys from
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2006.03723
Publikováno v:
Journal of Productivity Analysis, 52 (2019): 37-55 (2019)
Improving productivity among farm microenterprises is important, especially in low-income countries where market imperfections are pervasive and resources are scarce. Relaxing credit constraints can increase the productivity of farmers. Using a field
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2006.03650
Autor:
Nikolov, Plamen, Adelman, Alan
Publikováno v:
Forum for Health Economics & Policy 21 (2): 1-27 (2019)
This paper examines the impact of the New Rural Pension Scheme (NRPS) in China. Exploiting the staggered implementation of an NRPS policy expansion that began in 2009, we use a difference-in-difference approach to study the effects of the introductio
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2006.02900
Autor:
Nikolov, Plamen
Publikováno v:
Economics Bulletin 38 (2): 1-15 (2018)
Attitudes toward risk underlie virtually every important economic decision an individual makes. In this experimental study, I examine how introducing a time delay into the execution of an investment plan influences individuals' risk preferences. The
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2006.02143