Blar i Discussion Papers på forfatter "Salvanes, Kjell G."
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Adapt or withdraw? Evidence on technological changes and early retirement using matched worker-firm data
Hægeland, Torbjørn; Rønningen, Dag; Salvanes, Kjell G. (Discussion Papers;No. 509, Working paper, 2007)Abstract: Older workers typically possess older vintages of skills than younger workers, and they may suffer more from technological change. Experienced workers may nevertheless have accumulated human capital making ... -
Job creation, heterogeneous workers and technical change : matched worker/plant data : evidence from Norway
Salvanes, Kjell G.; Førre, Svein Erik (Discussion Papers;No. 304, Working paper, 2001)Abstract: Using matched worker/plant level data for Norway, theories explaining the change in skill composition are assessed using direct evidence on the job creation and destruction for high, medium and low skilled ... -
Life-cycle bias and the returns to schooling in current and lifetime earnings
Bhuller, Manudeep; Mogstad, Magne; Salvanes, Kjell G. (Discussion Papers;no. 666, Working paper, 2011)Abstract: This paper uses a unique data set with nearly career-long earnings histories to provide evidence on the returns to schooling in current and lifetime earnings. We use these results to assess the importance of ... -
Pennies from heaven. Using exogenous tax variation to identify effects of school resources on pupil achievement
Hægeland, Torbjørn; Raaum, Oddbjørn; Salvanes, Kjell G. (Discussion Papers;No. 508, Working paper, 2007)Abstract: Despite important policy implications associated with the allocation of education resources, evidence on the effectiveness of school inputs remains inconclusive. In part, this is due to endogenous allocation; ... -
Pupil achievement, school resources and family background
Hægeland, Torbjørn; Raaum, Oddbjørn; Salvanes, Kjell G. (Discussion Papers;No. 397, Working paper, 2004)Whether increasing resource use in schools has a positive effect on pupil performance has occupied governments, parents and researchers for decades. A main challenge when trying to answer this question is to separate the ... -
Why children of college graduates outperform their schoolmates : a study of cousins and adoptees
Hægeland, Torbjørn; Kirkebøen, Lars Johannessen; Raaum, Oddbjørn; Salvanes, Kjell G. (Discussion papers;No. 628, Working paper, 2010)Abstract: There is massive cross-sectional evidence that children of more educated parents outperform their schoolmates on tests, grade repetition and in educational attainment. However, evidence for causal interpretation ...