Sahadewo, Gumilang
(2017)
Essays in the Economics of Education and Experimental Economics.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
This dissertation consists of three studies in the economics of education and experimental economics. In Chapter 1, I address a debate in the literature about the effects of measures of school quality on labor market earnings. Using individual-level data, previous studies find no effects of measures of school quality and a subsequent study argues that the result is driven by the sample that includes mainly young individuals. I use recent NLSY79 Geocode data that provides extended earnings observations including prime-age earnings. I find that the percentage of teachers with a Master's degree has a positive long-run effect on individuals' earnings in the labor market. In Chapter 2, we examine the Dell Scholars Program which provides a combination of financial support and individualized advising to selected students throughout their postsecondary experience. We capitalize on an arbitrary cutoff in the program’s algorithmic selection process and a regression-discontinuity analytic strategy. We find that, at the margin of eligibility, being selected as a Dell Scholar has positive impacts on later persistence and on-time bachelor's degree completion. Finally, in Chapter 3, we conduct a series of laboratory experiments to explore the effects of religion on prosocial risk taking. We find that the religious message can induce prosocial risk taking only when doing so help others of the same beliefs.
Share
| Citation/Export: |
|
| Social Networking: |
|
Details
| Item Type: |
University of Pittsburgh ETD
|
| Status: |
Unpublished |
| Creators/Authors: |
|
| ETD Committee: |
|
| Date: |
28 September 2017 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
31 May 2017 |
| Approval Date: |
28 September 2017 |
| Submission Date: |
2 June 2017 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
130 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Economics |
| Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
school quality, earnings, program evaluation, financial aid, college advising, college persistence, college completion, Islamic finance, profit and loss-sharing, religion, prosociality |
| Date Deposited: |
29 Sep 2017 00:13 |
| Last Modified: |
29 Sep 2017 00:13 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/32342 |
Metrics
Monthly Views for the past 3 years
Plum Analytics
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
![[feed]](/images/feed-icon-32x32.png){kind=icon}