6 years of women earning most PhDs, outnumbering men in grad school 136 to100 @Mark_J_Perry khttp://goo.gl/4uoYLV http://t.co/1hYfbDpdST—
AEIdeas Blog (@AEIdeas) September 17, 2015
The reversing gender gap in graduate education
01 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of education, gender, human capital, labour economics, occupational choice, politics - USA Tags: College premium, graduate premium, reversing gender gap
@tslumley @GraemeEdgeler impact of 3-strikes law on 2nd strikes in NZ – corrected
30 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, econometerics, economics of crime, occupational choice, politics - New Zealand Tags: 3-strikes, crime and punishment, criminal deterrence
Via Three strikes: some evidence | Stats Chat from Graeme Edgeler.
Via Three strikes: some evidence | Stats Chat.
Via Three strikes: some evidence | Stats Chat from Graeme Edgeler.
The impact of household composition on income inequality
30 Sep 2015 1 Comment
in labour economics, population economics, poverty and inequality Tags: asymmetric marriage premium, labour demographics, marriage and divorce, Population demographics, single mothers, single parents
How to lie about statistics on inequality and global poverty @oxfamnz @Oxfam
29 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, development economics, econometerics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, human capital, labour economics, Marxist economics, poverty and inequality, rentseeking Tags: activists, do gooders, expressive voting, Leftover Left, Oxfam, rational ignorance, rational irrationality, Twitter left
Number of beers you can buy with your monthly minimum wage in Europe
29 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of regulation, labour economics, law and economics, minimum wage Tags: alcohol regulation, EU
Number of beers you can buy with your monthly minimum wage in Europe http://t.co/uvuunx5mkF—
Amazing Maps (@Amazing_Maps) June 21, 2015
The explosion in health workers supply
28 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of education, health economics, human capital, labour supply Tags: College premium, economics of healthcare, education premium, graduate premium
The causes of the 1466 US police officer deaths, 2005 – 2014
27 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of crime, health and safety, occupational choice Tags: law and order, police, road safety
A surprisingly large number of police officers die in car crashes or struck by vehicles.
Source: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund: Causes of Law Enforcement Deaths.
Source: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund: Causes of Law Enforcement Deaths.
High-speed police chases kill 330 people per year, one-third of whom are innocent bystanders: priceonomics.com/the-case-for-b… http://t.co/uFmzxgcplk—
Zachary Crockett (@zzcrockett) July 22, 2015
Aggregate New Zealand non-European graduate human capital stock by sex, 1981-2001, $2001 billion
27 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of education, gender, human capital
US, British, French and Japanese working age populations, 1950 – 2013
27 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, labour supply
Source: Data extracted on 27 Sep 2015 02:23 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat
Source: Data extracted on 27 Sep 2015 02:23 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat
Income tax burdens of workers across the OECD
27 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in labour economics, labour supply Tags: taxation and labour supply
US Illegitimacy Rates
27 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
CHART of the DAY: US Illegitimacy Rates http://t.co/TcbPo1Yhf9—
Mark J. Perry (@Mark_J_Perry) May 12, 2015
Aggregate New Zealand European human capital of graduates, 1981-2001
26 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, gender, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, politics - New Zealand Tags: female labour force participation, graduate premium, male labour force participation, postgraduate premium, reversing gender gap
There was rapid growth in the human capital of graduates and postgraduates in New Zealand between 1981 and 2001 according to the census data. The growth in female human capital was particularly rapid and especially so at the postgraduate level.
Source: Lˆe Thi. Vˆan Tr`ınh, Estimating the monetary value of the stock of human capital for New Zealand, thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Canterbury (September 2006).
Source: Lˆe Thi. Vˆan Tr`ınh, Estimating the monetary value of the stock of human capital for New Zealand, thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Canterbury (September 2006).
Cross-sectional versus lifetime inequality in the UK
26 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of education, human capital, labour economics, poverty and inequality Tags: British economy
Why inequality is actually much lower in Britain than it at first seems economist.com/blogs/freeexch… http://t.co/uwjqsfan6A—
Charles Read (@EconCharlesRead) September 23, 2015
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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