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Caste differences in behaviour and personality : evidence from India

Dasgupta, Utteeyo; Mani, Subha; Sharma, Smriti; … - 2016

The persistent gap in economic outcomes between the upper and lower caste groups in India is typically explained through differences in endowments and the presence of discrimination. While there is sizable literature that examines caste gaps in physical and intellectual human capital, this paper...

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Cognitive, socioemotional, and behavioural returns to college quality

Dasgupta, Utteeyo; Mani, Subha; Sharma, Smriti; … - 2017

channels explaining the gender differences in returns to better college and peer environment. To the best of our knowledge …

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Does managerial personality matter? : evidence from firms in Viet Nam

Sharma, Smriti; Tarp, Finn - 2018

, including product innovation, worker training, and adoption of workplace safety measures that are potentially conducive to …

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Skills, personality traits, and gender wage gaps : evidence from Bangladesh

Nordman, Christophe J.; Sarr, Leopold R.; Sharma, Smriti - 2018

We use a recent first-hand linked employer-employee survey covering the formal sector of Bangladesh to explain gender wage gaps by the inclusion of measures of cognitive attainment and personality traits. Our results show that cognitive skills have greater explanatory power than personality...

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The political economy of energy innovation

Dasgupta, Shouro; De Cian, Enrica; Verdolini, Elena - 2016

lobbying on energy innovation and finds that they significantly affect the incentives to innovate and create cleaner energy …

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Human capital, innovation, and climate policy : an integrated assessment

Carraro, Carlo; De Cian, Enrica; Tavoni, Massimo - 2012

This paper looks at the interplay between human capital and innovation in the presence of climate and educational …-using effect (direct effect). When human capital is an essential input in the production of generic and energy dedicated knowledge … knowledge. A policy mix that combines educational as well as climate objectives offsets the human capital crowding-out with a …

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The political economy of energy innovation

Dasgupta, Shouro; De Cian, Enrica; Verdolini, Elena - 2016

lobbying on energy innovation and finds that they significantly affect the incentives to innovate and create cleaner energy …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011457755

Knowledge creation between integrated assessment models and initiative-based learning : an interdisciplinary approach

De Cian, Enrica; Buhl, Johannes; Carrara, Samuel; … - 2016

This paper explores the opportunities for integrating Initiative Based Learning (IBL) and Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) in order to improve our understanding of learning in the context of societal transition pathways, and more specifically by focusing on solar PV as an energy transition...

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