Previous findings on (fleeting) relative age effects in school suggest that, given innate ability, too few younger and … too many older students attend academic tracks. Using a regression discontinuity design around school-specific admission …

questions: (1) To what extent does a composite measure of ability affect an entrepreneur's earnings relative to employees? (2 …) Do different cognitive abilities (e.g. math ability, language ability) and social ability affect earnings of … entrepreneurs and employees differently?, and (3) Does the balance in these measured ability levels affect an individual's earnings …

unexpectedly increased education attainment as more students chose to complete the next school stage. This impact is almost … reduced school costs combined with strongly non-linear returns to female education. …

, suggesting that anticipated earnings risk does not play a role in thedecision. …

We estimate the impact of schooling and capital constraints at the time of startup on the performance of Dutch …

In the Netherlands auditors can be trained in a part-time educational track in which students combine working and … studying or in a full-time educational track. The former training is relatively firm-specific whereas the latter training is … relatively general. Applying human capital theory, we expect higher wage growth for full-time educated auditors than for dual …