Mobility and the return to education: Testing a Roy model with multiple markets

Econometrica

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2367-2420

  Dahl, Gordon B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Migration; Polychotomous choice; Return to education; Roy model; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL; STATISTICAL METHODS;

POLYCHOTOMOUS CHOICE;

EDUCATION;

EID: 0036434062     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0262.00379     Document Type: Article

References (68)

1. Ahn, H., and J.L. Powell (1993): "Semiparametric Estimation of Censored Selection Models with a Nonparametric Selection Mechanism," Journal of Econometrics, 58, 3-29.
2. Andrews, D.W.K. (1991): "Asymptotic Normality of Series Estimators for Nonparametric and Semiparametric Regression Models," Econometrica, 59, 307-345.
3. Andrews, D.W.K., and Y. Whang (1990): "Additive and Interactive Regression Models: Circumvention of the Curse of Dimensionality," Econometric Theory, 6, 466-479.
4. Arabmazar, A., and P. Schmidt (1981): "Further Evidence on the Robustness of the Tobit Estimator to Heteroskedasticity," Journal of Econometrics, 17, 253-258.
5. _ (1982): "An Investigation of the Robustness of the Tobit Estimator to Non-Normality," Econometrica, 50, 1055-1063.
6. Ashenfelter, O., and D. Card (1985): "Using the Longitudinal Structure of Earnings to Estimate the Effect of Training Programs," Review of Economics and Statistics, 67, 648-660.
7. Borjas, G.J. (1987): "Self-Selection and the Earnings of Immigrants," American Economic Review, 77, 531-553.
8. Borjas, G.J., S.G. Bronars, and S.J. Trejo (1992): "Self-selection and Internal Migration in the United States," Journal of Urban Economics, 32, 159-185.
9. Bound, J., and G. Johnson (1992): "Changes in the Structure of Wages in the 1980's: An Evaluation of Alternative Explanations," American Economic Review, 82, 371-392.
10. Card, D., and A.B. Krueger (1992): "Does School Quality Matter? Returns to Education and the Characteristics of Public Schools in the United States," Journal of Political Economy, 100, 1-40.
11. Card, D., and A. Payne (1998): "School Finance Reform, The Distribution of School Spending, and the Distribution of SAT Scores," National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 6766.
12. Card, D., and D. Sullivan (1988): "Measuring the Effect of Subsidized Training Programs on Movements in and out of Employment," Econometrica, 56, 497-530.
13. Chiswick, B.R. (1974): Income Inequality: Regional Analyses within a Human Capital Framework. New York: National Bureau of Economic Research.
14. Choi, K. (1992): "Identification and Estimation of Nonparametric and Semiparametric Sample Selection Models," Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Chicago.
15. Cosslett, S.R. (1991): "Semiparametric Estimation of a Regression Model with Sample Selectivity," in Semiparametric Methods in Economics and Statistics, ed. by W.A. Barnett, J. Powell, and G.E. Tauchen. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.
16. Dolton, P.J., G.H. Makepeace, and W. Van der Klaauw (1989): "Occupational Choice and Earnings Determination: The Role of Sample Selection and Non-Pecuniary Factors," Oxford Economic Papers, 41, 573-594.
17. Dubin, J., and D. McFadden (1984): "An Econometric Analysis of Residential Electric Appliance Holdings and Consumption," Econometrica, 52, 345-362.
18. Dynarski, M. (1987): "The Scholastic Aptitude Test: Participation and Performance," Economics of Education Review, 6, 263-273.
19. Falaris, E.M. (1987): "A Nested Logit Migration Model with Selectivity," International Economic Review, 28, 429-443.
20. Goldberger, A. (1983): "Abnormal Selection Bias," in Studies in Econometrics, Time Series, and Multivariate Statistics, ed. by S. Karlin, T. Amemiya, and L. Goodman. New York: Academic Press.
21. Gronau, R. (1974): "Wage Comparisons, a Selectivity Bias," Journal of Political Economy, 82, 1119-1144.
22. Ham, J.C., and C. Hsiao (1984): "Two-Stage Estimation of Structural Labor Supply Parameters Using Interval Data from the 1971 Canadian Census," Journal of Econometrics, 24, 133-158.
23. Ham, J.C., and R.J. Lalonde (1996): "The Effect of Sample Selection and Initial Conditions in Duration Models: Evidence from Experimental Data on Training," Econometrica, 64, 175-205.
24. Ham, J.C., X. Li, and P.B. Reagan (2001): "Selection and Matching Estimates of the Effect of Migration on the Wages of Young Men," Unpublished Manuscript, Ohio State University.
25. Hausman, J. (1978): "Specification Tests in Econometrics," Econometrica, 47, 1251-1272.
26. Hay, J. (1980): "Occupational Choice and Occupational Earnings: Selectivity Bias in a Simultaneous Logit-OLS Model," Ph.D. Dissertation, Yale University.
27. Heckman, J.J. (1974): "Shadow Prices, Market Wages, and Labor Supply," Econometrica, 42, 679-693.
28. _ (1979): "Sample Selection Bias as a Specification Error," Econometrica, 47, 153-161.
29. _ (1981): "Addendum to Sample Selection Bias as a Specification Error," Evaluation Studies Review Annual, 5, 69-74.
30. Heckman, J.J., and B.E. Honoré (1990): "The Empirical Content of the Roy Model," Econometrica, 58, 1121-1149.
31. Heckman, J.J., and R. Robb (1985): "Alternative Methods for Evaluating the Impact of Interventions," in Longitudinal Analysis of Labor Market Data, ed. by J. Heckman and B. Singer. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.
32. _ (1986): "Alternative Methods for Solving the Problem of Selection Bias in Evaluating the Impact of Treatments on Outcomes," in Drawing Inferences from Self-Selected Samples, ed. by H. Wainer. New York: Springer-Verlag.
33. Heckman, J.J., and G. Sedlacek (1990): "Self-Selection and the Distribution of Hourly Wages," Journal of Labor Economics, 8, S329-S363.
34. Ichimura, H. (1987): "Consistent Estimation of Index Model Coefficients," Ph.D. Dissertation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
35. Ichimura, H., and C. Lee (1991): "Semiparametric Least Squares Estimation of Multiple Index Models: Single Equation Estimation," in Semiparametric Methods in Economics and Statistics, ed. by W.A. Barnett, J. Powell, and G.E. Tauchen. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.
36. Katz, L.F., and K.M. Murphy (1992): "Changes in Relative Wages, 1963-1987: Supply and Demand Factors," Quarterly Journal of Economics, 107, 35-78.
37. Klein, R.W., and R.H. Spady (1993): "An Efficient Semiparametric Estimator for Binary Response Models," Econometrica, 61, 387-421.
38. Lee, L. (1978): "Unionism and Relative Wage Rates: A Simultaneous Equations Model with Qualitative and Limited Dependent Variables," International Economic Review, 19, 415-433.
39. _ (1982): "Some Approaches to the Correction of Selectivity Bias," Review of Economic Studies, 49, 355-372.
40. _ (1983): "Generalized Econometric Models with Selectivity," Econometrica, 51, 507-512.
41. _ (1995): "Semiparametric Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Polychotomous and Sequential Choice Models," Journal of Econometrics, 65, 381-428.
42. Maddala, G.S. (1983): Limited-Dependent and Qualitative Variables in Econometrics. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.
43. Manski, C.F. (1985): "Semiparametric Analysis of Discrete Response: Asymptotic Properties of the Maximum Score Estimator," Journal of Econometrics, 27, 205-228.
44. Matzkin, R.L. (1993): "Nonparametric Identification and Estimation of Polychotomous Choice Models," Journal of Econometrics, 58, 137-168.
45. McFadden, D.L. (1974): "Conditional Logit Analysis of Qualitative Choice Behavior," in Frontiers in Econometrics, ed. by P. Zarembka. New York: Academic Press.
46. _ (1984): "Econometric Analysis of Qualitative Response Models," in Handbook of Econometrics, Vol. II, ed. by Z. Griliches and M.D. Intriligator. Amsterdam: North Holland.
47. Mroz, T.A. (1987): "The Sensitivity of an Empirical Model of Married Women's Hours of Work to Economic and Statistical Assumptions," Econometrica, 55, 765-799.
48. Murphy, K.M., and R.H. Topel (1985): "Estimation and Inference in Two-Step Econometric Models," Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 3, 370-379.
49. Nakosteen, R.A., and M. Zimmer (1980): "Migration and Income: The Question of Self-Selection," Southern Economic Journal, 46, 840-851.
50. Newly, W.K. (1988): "Two Step Series Estimation of Sample Selection Models," Unpublished Manuscript, Princeton University.
51. _ (1994a): "The Asymptotic Variance of Semiparametric Estimators," Econometrica, 62, 1349-1382.
52. _ (1994b): "Series Estimation of Regression Functionals," Econometric Theory, 10, 1-28.
53. _ (1997): "Convergence Rates and Asymptotic Normality for Series Estimators," Journal of Econometrics, 79, 147-168.
54. Newly, W.K., J.L. Powell, and J.R. Walker (1990): "Semiparametric Estimation of Selection Models: Some Empirical Results," American Economic Review, 80, 324-328.
55. Powell, J.L. (1987): "Semiparametric Estimation of Bivariate Latent Variable Models," Social Systems Research Institute Working Paper 8704, University of Wisconsin.
56. _ (1998): "Estimation of Semiparametric Models," in Handbook of Econometrics, Vol. 4, ed. by R. Engle and D. McFadden. Amsterdam: North Holland.
57. Roback, J. (1982): "Wages, Rents, and the Quality of Life," Journal of Political Economy, 90, 1257-1278.
58. _ (1988): "Wages, Rents, and Amenities: Differences among Workers and Regions," Economic Inquiry, 26, 23-41.
59. Robinson, C., and N. Tomes (1982): "Self-selection and Interprovincial Migration in Canada," Canadian Journal of Economics, 15, 474-502.
60. Rosen, S. (1983): "A Note on Aggregation of Skills and Labor Quality," Journal of Human Resources, 18, 425-431.
61. Roy, A.D. (1951): "Some Thoughts on the Distribution of Earnings," Oxford Economic Papers, 3, 135-146.
62. Ruggles, S., and M. Sobek (1997): Integrated Public Use Microdata Series: Version 2.0, http://www.ipums.umn.edu. Minneapolis: Historical Census Projects, University of Minnesota.
63. Schmertmann, C.P. (1994): "Selectivity Bias Correction Methods in Polychotomous Sample Selection Models," Journal of Econometrics, 60, 101-132.
64. Sjaastad, L.A. (1962): "The Costs and Returns of Human Migration," Journal of Political Economy, 70, 80-93.
65. Trost, R.P., and L. Lee (1984): "Technical Training and Earnings: A Polychotomous Choice Model with Selectivity," Review of Economics and Statistics, 66, 151-156.
66. Vella, F. (1998): "Estimating Models with Sample Selection Bias: A Survey," Journal of Human Resources, 33, 127-172.
67. White, H. (1980): "A Heteroskedasticity-Consistent Covariance Matrix Estimator and a Direct Test for Heteroskedasticity," Econometrica, 48, 817-838.
68. Willis, R.J., and S. Rosen (1979): "Education and Self-Selection," Journal of Political Economy, 87, S7-S36.