Effects of Study Abroad and Personality on Employment and Earnings

This book addresses the effects of study abroad and
personality on earnings and employment. In the
second chapter, a hazard model measures the effects
of study abroad, extra-curricular activities, and
college grades on the transition from college to
work for recent graduates of a Mexican university: I
find that study abroad is associated with lower
employment hazard rates and higher starting wages.
The third chapter examines the long-term impact of
study abroad on the earnings of Mexican
professionals, concluding that completion of a
graduate degree abroad contributes significantly to
earnings, beyond the language benefits of study
abroad. In the fourth chapter, I show that self-
assessments and supervisor evaluations of an
employee s personality differ and may have distinct
coefficients in estimated regressions of earnings
and occupation.

Autorentext

Bonnie J. Palifka completed the Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Texas at Austin. Current research interests include the Economics of Corruption and other topics related to Economic Development. She teaches courses in Economic History, International Political Economy, and the Economics of Corruption at the Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Klappentext

This book addresses the effects of study abroad and personality on earnings and employment. In the second chapter, a hazard model measures the effects of study abroad, extra-curricular activities, and college grades on the transition from college to work for recent graduates of a Mexican university: I find that study abroad is associated with lower employment hazard rates and higher starting wages. The third chapter examines the long-term impact of study abroad on the earnings of Mexican professionals, concluding that completion of a graduate degree abroad contributes significantly to earnings, beyond the language benefits of study abroad. In the fourth chapter, I show that self-assessments and supervisor evaluations of an employee's personality differ and may have distinct coefficients in estimated regressions of earnings and occupation.