On Tuesday, 12/2, I will present an early stage brown-bag on, "Globalization, Structural Change, and Human Capital Investment," with Will Olney (Williams).    (attached)


ABSTRACT: This paper proposes a new strategy for evaluating the extent to which investment in

human capital responds to structural change within an economy. Using detailed trade data

and a gravity based IV technique, we identify the causal impact of changes in the pattern of

a country.s exports on subsequent educational attainment. In a study spanning forty-.ve

years and more than a hundred countries, we .nd that exports of low-skill-intensive goods

depresses average years of schooling . particularly at the primary level . while exports

of skill-intensive goods increases years of schooling . particularly at higher rungs of the

educational ladder. Our .ndings provide new insights into which types of sectoral growth

are most bene.cial for long term human capital formation and suggest that trade can

exacerbate initial di.erences in factor endowments across countries.

All are welcome.  The paper straddles the trade, development, macro/growth, and education literatures; advice on how to pitch the paper and potential pitfalls with various sets of referees would be great.

12:15 – 1:15PM in Buchanan 015 (Volanakis) at Tuck.  Lunch served from noon onward.     Please email Rick or me if you are planning to come, so that we order enough food.

Many thanks,

Emily


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