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Skills, parental sorting, and child inequality
Nybom, Martin; Plug, Erik J. S.; Klaauw, Bas van der; … - 2022 - This version: December 2022
stronger assortative mating on skills of parents and more polarized skill and earnings distributions of children. Swedish data … show that in the second half of the 20th century more skilled students increasingly enrolled in college and ended up with … more skilled partners and more skilled children. Exploiting college expansions, we find that better college access …
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A bit of salt a trace of life : gender norms and the impact of a salt iodization program on human capital formation of school aged children
Deng, Zichen; Lindeboom, Maarten - 2020 - Current version: Tuesday 8th September, 2020
This paper examines the effects of a massive salt iodization program on human capital formation of school-aged children …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012427619
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Using genes to explore the effects of cognitive and non-cognitive skills on education and labor market outcomes
Buser, Thomas; Ahlskog, Rafael; Johannesson, Magnus; … - 2021
A large literature establishes that cognitive and non-cognitive skills are strongly correlated with educational attainment and professional achievement. Isolating the causal effects of these traits on career outcomes is complicated by reverse causality and selection issues. We suggest a new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012650131
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How has educational attainment influenced the labour market outcomes of native- and foreign-born adults?
OECD - 2022
The labour market outcomes for native- and foreign-born adults during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic vary considerably across countries – with inequalities in employment even falling in some cases compared to 2017. In contrast with the 2008 financial crisis, greater educational...
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The High Cost of Low Educational Performance : The Long-run Economic Impact of Improving PISA Outcomes
2010
This report uses recent economic modelling to relate cognitive skills – as measured by PISA and other international instruments – to economic growth, demonstrating that relatively small improvements to labour force skills can largely impact the future well-being of a nation. The report also...
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How do the educational attainment and labour market outcomes of foreign-born adults compare to their native-born peers?
OECD - 2018
Adult migrants in all OECD countries are a diverse group, with different profiles and levels of education. Even if they hold tertiary degrees, they are more likely to have poorer labour market outcomes, including lower earnings. Participation in the labour market is more difficult for...
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Using genes to explore the effects of cognitive and non-cognitive skills on education and labor market outcomes
Buser, Thomas; Ahlskog, Rafael; Johannesson, Magnus; … - 2023 - Revision: February 2023
A large literature establishes that cognitive and non-cognitive skills are strongly correlated with educational attainment and professional achievement. Isolating the causal effects of these traits on career outcomes is made difficult by reverse causality and selection issues. We suggest a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014245859
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PISA 2009 Results: What Students Know and Can Do : Student Performance in Reading, Mathematics and Science (Volume I)
2010
This first volume of PISA 2009 survey results provides comparable data on 15-year-olds' performance on reading, mathematics and science across 65 countries. The volume opens with an introduction explaining what PISA is and how PISA 2009 is different from previous PISA surveys. The introduction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012442974
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Learners for Life: Student Approaches to Learning : Results from PISA 2000
2003
What are students like as learners as they near the end of compulsory education? The answer matters greatly, not only … learners. This report analyses the results, focusing on students’ motivation, self-beliefs and use of various learning …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012443288
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PISA Computer-Based Assessment of Student Skills in Science
2010
will also learn how students reacted to the electronic questionnaire and how it compared with pencil-and-paper tests. In … general, there were no group differences across test methods buts students enjoyed the computer-based test more than the paper …
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