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 and is affiliated with the Geary Institute, IZA, and CEPR. His research spans labour economics and applied econometrics with a particular emphasis on the role of family background factors in influencing individual outcomes and the intergenerational transmission of human capital.

Publications 

Discussion paper

DP17373 Gender Differences in STEM Persistence after Graduation

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  • Stem
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  • Gender
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  • Stem gender gap
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  • Labour market
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  • Gender pay gap
Discussion paper

DP17090 Rank Effects in Education: What do we know so far?

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  • Academic rank
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  • Education
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  • Human capital
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  • Social comparisons
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  • Peer effects
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  • Stem
Discussion paper

DP16940 The (Un)Importance of Inheritance

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  • Intergenerational transmission
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  • Inheritances and gifts
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  • Wealth inequality
Discussion paper

DP14205 High School Rank in Math and English and the Gender Gap in STEM

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  • High school rank
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  • Stem
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  • College major choice
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  • Gender gap
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  • Comparative advantage
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  • Gender gap in stem
Discussion paper

DP15753 Gender and Educational Achievement: Stylized Facts and Causal Evidence

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  • Education
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  • Gender
    • ![](../../../../../../../../../../var/folders/34/zq18d8kx7kbgby0j06p_j6t40000gn/T/TemporaryItems/NSIRD_screencaptureui_EM2XPo/Screenshot 2022-01-04 at 17.01.16.png)
  • Schools
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  • Gender gaps
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  • Gender and educational achievement
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  • Gender and stem

Latest contributions 

Female engineer working
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Gender differences in STEM persistence after graduation

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  • Gender
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  • Labour Markets
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  • Stem
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  • Gender wage gap
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Rank effects in education

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  • Education
    • ![](../../../../../../../../../../var/folders/34/zq18d8kx7kbgby0j06p_j6t40000gn/T/TemporaryItems/NSIRD_screencaptureui_EM2XPo/Screenshot 2022-01-04 at 17.01.16.png)
  • Stem
    • ![](../../../../../../../../../../var/folders/34/zq18d8kx7kbgby0j06p_j6t40000gn/T/TemporaryItems/NSIRD_screencaptureui_EM2XPo/Screenshot 2022-01-04 at 17.01.16.png)
  • rank effects
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  • academic rank
    • ![](../../../../../../../../../../var/folders/34/zq18d8kx7kbgby0j06p_j6t40000gn/T/TemporaryItems/NSIRD_screencaptureui_EM2XPo/Screenshot 2022-01-04 at 17.01.16.png)
  • Peer effects
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The role of nature versus nurture in wealth and other economic outcomes and behaviours

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  • Education
    • ![](../../../../../../../../../../var/folders/34/zq18d8kx7kbgby0j06p_j6t40000gn/T/TemporaryItems/NSIRD_screencaptureui_EM2XPo/Screenshot 2022-01-04 at 17.01.16.png)
  • Poverty and Income Inequality
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  • Wealth
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  • Intergenerational mobility
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  • Adoption
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  • Parents
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  • Children
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  • Inheritance
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  • nature vs. nature
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It’s not just for boys! Understanding gender differences in STEM

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  • Education
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  • Gender
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  • Education
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  • Stem
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  • Gender
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  • pay gap
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  • Ireland
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Why children of teen mothers do worse in life

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  • teenage motherhood
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  • childhood outcomes
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  • Norway