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The Scandinavian Fantasy : The Sources of Intergenerational Mobility in Denmark and the U.S

Landersø, Rasmus - 2016

because of disincentives to acquire education arising from the redistributional policies that increase income mobility …

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Fostering and Measuring Skills : Interventions That Improve Character and Cognition

Heckman, James J. - 2013

Character is a skill, not a trait. At any age, character skills are stable across different tasks, but skills can change over the life cycle. Character is shaped by families, schools, and social environments. Skill development is a dynamic process, in which the early years lay the foundation for...

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Parenting Promotes Social Mobility Within and Across Generations

García, Jorge Luis; Heckman, James J. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

This paper compares early childhood enrichment programs that promote social mobility for disadvantaged children within and across generations. Instead of conducting a standard meta-analysis, we present a harmonized primary data analysis of programs that shape current policy. Our analysis is a...

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The Economic Approach to Personality, Character and Virtue

Heckman, James J.; Galaty, Bridget; Tian, Haihan - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

This chapter presents an economic approach to character and personality traits with an application to the study of virtue. Economists interpret psychological traits, including character traits and virtue, as strategies that shape responses to situations (actions) determined by underlying...

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Intergenerational Transmission of Inequality : Maternal Endowments, Investments, and Birth Outcomes

Eshaghnia, Sadegh; Heckman, James J. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

endowments and investments (education and smoking in pregnancy) on the probability of having a baby who is small for gestational … maternal education and smoking in pregnancy, and investigate whether women endowed with different traits have different returns …. We find that maternal cognition affects birth outcomes primarily through maternal education, that personality traits …

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The Cost of Job Security Regulation : Evidence from Latin American Labor Markets

Heckman, James J. - 2000

on employment. We show that job security policies have substantial impact on the level and the distribution of employment … in Latin America. They reduce employment and promote inequality. The institutional organization of the labor market … affects both employment and inequality …

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Evaluation of the Reggio Approach to Early Education

Biroli, Pietro - 2017

employment, socio-emotional skills, high school graduation, election participation, and obesity. Comparisons with individuals …

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A Portrait of the Artist as a Very Young or Very Old Innovator : Creativity at the Extremes of the Life Cycle

Galenson, David W. - 2004

a major innovation made by a very young artist, and another made by an old one, with the goal of understanding the role …

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Innovators : Filmmakers

Galenson, David W. - 2010

John Ford and Alfred Hitchcock were experimental filmmakers: both believed images were more important to movies than words, and considered movies a form of entertainment. Their styles developed gradually over long careers, and both made the films that are generally considered their greatest...

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Innovators : Architects

Galenson, David W. - 2010

Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, and Frank Gehry were experimental architects: all worked visually, and arrived at their designs by discovering forms as they sketched. Their styles evolved gradually over long periods, and all three produced the buildings that are generally considered their...

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