This dissertation encompasses three essays on the macroeconomics of human capital and economic growth. Below are the individual abstracts for each essay. Essay
Essay one is concerned with how and why an individual invests in human capital and how tax policy affects investment in human capital. We examine optimal invest
Human capital has long been recognized as a crucial determinant of economic development. The main contribution of my dissertation is to both theoretically and e
This dissertation is comprised of three divergent chapters in macroeconomics. In the first chapter, I document how many countries have employment protections th
