Assortative matching and the education gap

This paper attempts to explain the decrease and reversal of the education gap between males and females. Given a continuum of agents, the education decisions are modelled as an assignment game with endogenous types. In the first stage agents choose their

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Peña, Ximena
Formato: Documento de trabajo (Working Paper)
Lenguaje:Español (Spanish)
Publicado: Banco de la República 2006
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Acceso en línea:http://repositorio.banrep.gov.co/handle/20.500.12134/5445
Descripción
Sumario:This paper attempts to explain the decrease and reversal of the education gap between males and females. Given a continuum of agents, the education decisions are modelled as an assignment game with endogenous types. In the first stage agents choose their