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The economics of human development and social mobility

Heckman, James J.; Mosso, Stefano - 2014

This paper distills and extends recent research on the economics of human development and social mobility. It summarizes the evidence from diverse literatures on the importance of early life conditions in shaping multiple life skills and the evidence on critical and sensitive investment periods...

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Skill policies for Scotland

Heckman, James J. (contributor); … - 2004

This paper argues that skill formation is a life-cycle process and develops the implications of this insight for Scottish social policy. Families are major producers of skills, and a successful policy needs to promote effective families and to supplement failing ones. We present evidence that...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002540578

The performance of performance standards

Heckman, James J.; Heinrich, Carolyn J.; Smith, Jeffrey A. - 2002

This paper examines the performance of the JTPA performance system, a widely emulated model for inducing efficiency in government organizations. We present a model of how performance incentives may distort bureaucratic decisions. We define cream skimming within the model. Two major empirical...

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Symposium on child development and parental investment : introduction

Francesconi, Marco; Heckman, James J. - 2016

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Why is unemployment duration a sorting criterion in hiring?

Van Belle, Eva; Caers, Ralf; Couck, Marijke de; Di … - 2017

mechanisms often related to the scarring effect of unemployment: general signalling theory, (perceived) skill loss, queuing … theory, and rational herding. We use the resulting data to estimate a multiple mediation model, in which the effect of the … related to the scarring effect of unemployment: general signalling theory, (perceived) skill loss, queuing theory, and …

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Estimation of dynamic discrete choice models by maximum likelihood and the simulated method of moments

Eisenhauer, Philipp; Heckman, James J.; Mosso, Stefano - 2014

We compare the performance of maximum likelihood (ML) and simulated method of moments (SMM) estimation for dynamic discrete choice models. We construct and estimate a simplified dynamic structural model of education that captures some basic features of educational choices in the United States in...

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What does someone's gender identity signal to employers?

Borm, Hannah Van; Dhoop, Marlot; Acker, Allien Van; … - 2020

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the mechanisms underlying hiring discrimination against transgender men. Design/methodology/approach - The authors conduct a scenario experiment with final-year business students in which fictitious hiring decisions are made about transgender or...

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The signal of applying for a job under a vacancy referral scheme

Van Belle, Eva; Caers, Ralf; Couck, Marijke de; Di … - 2018

Persistent unemployment across OECD countries has led to increasing investments in activation programmes and, as a consequence, rigorous evaluations of the effectiveness of these programmes. The results of these evaluations have been mixed at best. To improve the effectiveness of the activation...

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Capabilities and skills

Heckman, James J.; Corbin, Chase O. - 2016

This paper discusses the relevance of recent research on the economics of human development to the work of the Human Development and Capability Association. The recent economics of human development brings insights about the dynamics of skill accumulation to an otherwise static literature on...

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Using matching, instrumental variables and control functions to estimate economic choice models

Heckman, James J. (contributor); … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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