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On the interpretation of non-cognitive skills : what is being measured and why it matters
Humphries, John Eric; Kosse, Fabian - 2016
measured into underlying personality traits and economic preferences. We demonstrate that the construction of the non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011572150
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On the interpretation of non-cognitive skills : what is being measured and why it matters
Humphries, John Eric; Kosse, Fabian - 2016
measured into underlying personality traits and economic preferences. We demonstrate that the construction of the non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011594151
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On the interpretation of non-cognitive skills : what is being measured and why it matters
Humphries, John Eric; Kosse, Fabian - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 136 (2017), pp. 174-185
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852756
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What grades and achievement tests measure
Borghans, Lex; Golsteyn, Bart H. H.; Heckman, James J.; … - 2016
correlations among them are far from perfect. This paper uses a variety of data sets to show that personality and IQ predict grades … and scores on achievement tests. Personality is relatively more important in predicting grades than scores on achievement … tests. IQ is relatively more important in predicting scores on achievement tests. Personality is generally more predictive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011580913
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Returns to education : the causal effects of education on earnings, health and smoking
Heckman, James J.; Humphries, John Eric; Veramendi, Gregory - 2016
This paper estimates returns to education using a dynamic model of educational choice that synthesizes approaches in the structural dynamic discrete choice literature with approaches used in the reduced form treatment effect literature. It is an empirically robust middle ground between the two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011476582
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Identification problems in personality psychology
Borghans, Lex; Golsteyn, Bart; Heckman, James J.; … - 2011
This paper discusses and illustrates identification problems in personality psychology. The measures used by … explained by personality variables. -- identification problem ; personality ; psychology ; achievement test ; grades …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009235083
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Identification Problems in Personality Psychology
Borghans, Lex - 2011
This paper discusses and illustrates identification problems in personality psychology. The measures used by … explained by personality variables …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013127334
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The GED
Heckman, James Joseph; Humphries, John Eric; Mader, … - 2010
The General Educational Development (GED) credential is issued on the basis of an eight hour subject-based test. The test claims to establish equivalence between dropouts and traditional high school graduates, opening the door to college and positions in the labor market. In 2008 alone, almost...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274263
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The GED
Heckman, James J.; Humphries, John Eric; Mader, Nicholas S. - 2010
The General Educational Development (GED) credential is issued on the basis of an eight hour subject-based test. The test claims to establish equivalence between dropouts and traditional high school graduates, opening the door to college and positions in the labor market. In 2008 alone, almost...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003969747
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The Effects of Advanced Degrees on the Wage Rates, Hours, Earnings and Job Satisfaction of Women and Men
Altonji, Joseph G.; Humphries, John Eric; Zhong, Ling - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
This paper uses a college-by-graduate degree fixed effects estimator to evaluate the returns to 19 different graduate degrees for men and women. We find substantial variation across degrees, and evidence that OLS overestimates the returns to degrees with high average earnings and underestimates...
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