Overview
Paul J. Devereux is a labor economist at University College Dublin (UCD) and RAND Europe, affiliated with CEPR and IZA. His research covers intergenerational mobility, returns to education, gender gaps, and applied microeconometrics using Scandinavian and Irish administrative data.
Key Contributions / Features
- Co-authored Black and Devereux (2011), the Handbook of Labor Economics chapter on recent developments in intergenerational mobility — the standard methodological reference for IGE measurement, cross-country comparison, and causal identification.
- Co-author of Black, Devereux, and Salvanes (2005) on the causal transmission of education in Norway using compulsory schooling reform; key finding that IV estimates of education transmission are near zero despite OLS of 0.22.
- Research on returns to education, gender wage convergence, and labor market effects of education reforms in Ireland and Norway.
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