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[Rezension von: Frey, Bruno S.; Stutzer, Alois, Happiness and economics, how the economy and institutions affect [human] well-being]
Lane, R. E. - In: Journal of economics 78 (2003) 2, pp. 196-199
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001759257
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[Rezension von: Wößmann, Ludger, Schooling and the quality of human capital]
Psacharopoulos, George - In: Journal of economics 79 (2003) 1, pp. 98-100
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001801685
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Culture and student achievement : the intertwined roles of patience and risk-taking
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Kinne, Lavinia; Lergetporer, Philipp; … - 2020
Patience and risk-taking - two cultural traits that steer intertemporal decision-making - are fundamental to human capital investment decisions. To understand how they contribute to international differences in student achievement, we combine PISA tests with the Global Preference Survey. We find...
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Global universal basic skills : current deficits and implications for world development
Gust, Sarah; Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger - 2023
How far is the world away from ensuring that every child obtains the basic skills needed to be internationally … competitive? And what would accomplishing this mean for world development? Based on the micro data of international and regional … skills for 159 countries that cover 98.1% of world population and 99.4% of world GDP. We find that at least two-thirds of the …
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