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Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes
Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...
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Steering towards the High Road: A Study of Human Resource Management in Two Indian Garment Factories
Lake, Henrietta - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
resource management systems at two garment factories manufacturing for export in India. They make the same product for the same …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005247696
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The Returns to English-Language Skills in India
Azam, Mehtabul; Chin, Aimee; Prakash, Nishith - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
India's colonial legacy and linguistic diversity give English an important role in its economy, and this role has …-language skills in India, but the extent of these returns is unknown due to lack of a microdata set containing measures of both … earnings and English ability. In this paper, we use a newly available data set – the India Human Development Survey, 2005 – to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008548725
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The Economics and Psychology of Inequality and Human Development
Cunha, Flavio; Heckman, James J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Recent research on the economics of human development deepens understanding of the origins of inequality and excellence. It draws on and contributes to personality psychology and the psychology of human development. Inequalities in family environments and investments in children are substantial....
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Personality Psychology and Economics
Almlund, Mathilde; Duckworth, Angela Lee; Heckman, James J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper explores the power of personality traits both as predictors and as causes of academic and economic success, health, and criminal activity. Measured personality is interpreted as a construct derived from an economic model of preferences, constraints, and information. Evidence is...
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Fostering and Measuring Skills: Improving Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills to Promote Lifetime Success
Kautz, Tim; Heckman, James J.; Diris, Ron; ter Weel, Bas; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper reviews the recent literature on measuring and boosting cognitive and non-cognitive skills. The literature establishes that achievement tests do not adequately capture character skills: personality traits, goals, motivations, and preferences that are valued in the labor market, in...
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Reflexionen zur Zukunft der Arbeit
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Humankapital, mehr Chancengleichheit im Bildungsbetrieb und ein Abbau von Arbeitsmarktbarrieren für Akteure nichtdeutscher Herkunft …
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Chancengleichheit und lebenslanges Lernen: Zur Zukunft der Bildung in Deutschland
Ritzen, Jo; Hinte, Holger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Das deutsche Bildungssystem steht ungeachtet diverser Reformanstrengungen in der jüngeren Vergangenheit weiter vor großen Herausforderungen: Im internationalen Vergleich fehlt es an sozialer Chancengleichheit im Verlauf der Bildungskarrieren, und für eine "Bildungsnation" nehmen sich die...
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Arbeitsmarktpolitische Maßnahmen und ihre Evaluierung: eine Bestandsaufnahme
Schmidt, Christoph M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000
(Title: Active Labor Market Policy and its Evaluation: The Current State of Affairs) Despite the considerable effort and the large financial expenditures spent on measures of Active Labor Market Policy in Germany, relatively little is known about their actual impact. To the contrary, past...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703776
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Zuwanderung und Integration: Bausteine einer demografiefesten Politik
Hinte, Holger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Der demografische Wandel zwingt Deutschland zu empfindlichen Korrekturen seiner Politik auf allen Ebenen. Dies gilt auch für eine Reform der Zuwanderungspolitik mit dem Ziel, sie am tatsächlichen Bedarf auszurichten und selektiv zu gestalten. Eine gezielte Auswahl von Zuwanderern anhand...
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