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A Model to Evaluate Vehicle Emission Incentive Policies in Japan

Fullerton, Don - 2014

Using three years of data from the 47 prefectures of Japan, we estimate behavior of households who simultaneously make discrete decisions about vehicle ownership and continuous decisions about driving distance. We use the estimated parameters to calculate elasticities and to simulate the effects...

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China's human capital investment

Heckman, James J. - In: China economic review : an international journal 16 (2005) 1, pp. 50-70

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China's Investment in Human Capital

Heckman, James J. - 2002

This paper discusses evidence on human capital investment in China. Policies through the mid 1990s favor physical …

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Early Health Shocks, Intrahousehold Resource Allocation, and Child Outcomes

Yi, Junjian - 2014

. Discussions usually focus on one dimension of child investment. This paper examines multiple dimensions using household survey …

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Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Inequality in China

Heckman, James J. - 2012

China's rapid growth was fueled by substantial physical capital investments applied to a large stock of medium skilled … the past decade, China has made substantial investments in producing it. The egalitarian access to medium skilled …. China's growth will be fostered by expanding access to all levels of education, reducing impediments to labor mobility, and …

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Bequest motive, household portfolio choice, and wealth inequality in urban China

Yang, Xintong; Gan, Li - In: China economic review : an international journal 60 (2020), pp. 1-23

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Cost-Effective Policies to Reduce Vehicle Emissions

Fullerton, Don - 2005

This paper uses an estimated demand system that accounts for heterogeneity to calculate and compare the lost consumer surplus from a higher tax on gasoline, a tax on distance, or a subsidy for buying a newer car. We introduce a view of cost-effectiveness that compares policies instead of...

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Policies to Foster Human Capital

Heckman, James J. - 1999

This paper considers the sources of skill formation in a modern economy and emphasizes the importance of both cognitive and noncognitive skills in producing economic and social success and the importance of both formal academic institutions and families and firms as sources of learning. Skill...

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Measuring Knowledge

Heckman, James J.; Zhou, Jin - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Empirical studies in the economics of education, the measurement of skill gaps across demographic groups, and the impacts of interventions on skill formation rely on psychometrically validated test scores that record the proportion of items correctly answered. Test scores are sometimes taken as...

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Investing in Our Young People

Cunha, Flavio - 2010

This paper reviews the recent literature on the production of skills of young persons. The literature features the multiplicity of skills that explain success in a variety of life outcomes. Noncognitive skills play a fundamental role in successful lives. The dynamics of skill formation reveal...

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