Paul J. Devereux

Research Fellow

University College Dublin

devereux@ucd.ie

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Research Interests

Paul Devereux received his B.A. in economics from Trinity College Dublin in 1990 and his Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University in 1997. Currently, he is Professor of Economics at University College Dublin.
His research has included studies on labor market adjustment over the business cycle, the effects of industry demand shocks on worker outcomes, and the relationships between changing wage inequality and the labor supply of married women. In recent research, he has developed estimators for cohort models and overidentified linear models. He is currently studying the role of family background factors in influencing individual outcomes and the intergenerational transmission of human capital.
He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in November 2003.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3007

Older and Wiser? Birth Order and IQ of Young Men

Sandra E. Black, Paul J. Devereux, Kjell G. Salvanes

published in: CESifo Economic Studies, 2011, 57 (1), 103-120

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1864

From the Cradle to the Labor Market? The Effect of Birth Weight on Adult Outcomes

Sandra E. Black, Paul J. Devereux, Kjell G. Salvanes

published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122 (1), 409-439

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1651

Real Wage Cyclicality of Job Stayers, Within-Company Job Movers, and Between-Company Job Movers

Paul J. Devereux, Robert A. Hart

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2006, 60 (1), 105-119

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1497

The Spot Market Matters: Evidence on Implicit Contracts from Britain

Paul J. Devereux, Robert A. Hart

published in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 54 (5), 661-683 (Special Issue on Labour Contracts and Wages over the Cycle)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1416

Fast Times at Ridgemont High? The Effect of Compulsory Schooling Laws on Teenage Births

Sandra E. Black, Paul J. Devereux, Kjell G. Salvanes

published as 'Staying in the Classroom and out of the maternity ward? The effect of compulsory schooling laws on teenage births' in: Economic Journal, 2008, 118 (530), 1025–1054

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1269

The More the Merrier? The Effect of Family Composition on Children's Education

Sandra E. Black, Paul J. Devereux, Kjell G. Salvanes

published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2005, 120 (2), 669-700

IZA Discussion Paper No. 926

Why the Apple Doesn't Fall Far: Understanding Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital

Sandra E. Black, Paul J. Devereux, Kjell G. Salvanes

published in: American Economic Review, 2005, 95 (1), 437-449

IZA World of Labor Article

Intergenerational return to human capital

Paul J. Devereux