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Disclosing the "Big C" : what does cancer survivorship signal to employers?
Sterkens, Philippe; Sharipova, Adelina; Baert, Stijn - 2022
To study hiring discrimination against cancer survivors, we conduct a vignette experiment in which American and British …-employment due to suffering from cancer. We study the effect of cancer experiences on the recruiters' hiring decisions, as well as …. We find that employment opportunities are lower for candidates with a history of cancer, compared to candidates without …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013262220
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Disclosing the 'Big C': What Does Cancer Survivorship Signal to Employers?
Sterkens, Philippe; Sharipova, Adelina; Baert, Stijn - 2022
To study hiring discrimination against cancer survivors, we conduct a vignette experiment in which American and British …-employment due to suffering from cancer. We study the effect of cancer experiences on the recruiters' hiring decisions, as well as …. We find that employment opportunities are lower for candidates with a history of cancer, compared to candidates without …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351888
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Smartphone Use and Academic Performance: Correlation or Causal Relationship?
Baert, Stijn; Vujic, Suncica; Amez, Simon; Claeskens, Matteo - 2018
After a decade of correlational research, this study is the first to measure the causal impact of (general) smartphone use on educational performance. To this end, we merge survey data on general smartphone use, exogenous predictors of this use, and other drivers of academic success with the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011873459
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Smartphone Use and Academic Performance: A Literature Review
Amez, Simon; Baert, Stijn - 2019
We present the first systematic review of the scientific literature on smartphone use and academic success. We synthesise the theoretical mechanisms, empirical approaches, and empirical findings described in the multidisciplinary literature to date. Our analysis of the literature reveals a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012179916
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Smartphone use and academic performance: a literature review
Amez, Simon; Baert, Stijn - 2019
We present the first systematic review of the scientific literature on smartphone use and academic success. We synthesise the theoretical mechanisms, empirical approaches, and empirical findings described in the multidisciplinary literature to date. Our analysis of the literature reveals a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012130042
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Smartphone use and academic performance : correlation or causal relationship?
Baert, Stijn; Vujić, Sunčica; Amez, Simon; Claeskens, … - 2018
After a decade of correlational research, this study is the first to measure the causal impact of (general) smartphone use on educational performance. To this end, we merge survey data on general smartphone use, exogenous predictors of this use, and other drivers of academic success with the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011843956
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Modeling the Effects of Grade Retention in High School
Baert, Stijn; Cockx, Bart; Picchio, Matteo - 2015
A dynamic discrete choice model is set up to estimate the effects of grade retention in high school, both in the short- (end-of-year evaluation) and long-run (drop-out and delay). In contrast to regression discontinuity designs, this approach captures treatment heterogeneity and controls for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011420730
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Modeling the Effects of Grade Retention in High School
Baert, Stijn; Cockx, Bart; Picchio, Matteo - 2015
A dynamic discrete choice model is set up to estimate the effects of grade retention in high school, both in the short- (end-of-year evaluation) and long-run (drop-out and delay). In contrast to regression discontinuity designs, this approach captures treatment heterogeneity and controls for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011431214
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Relative Age Effect on European Adolescents' Social Network
Fumarco, Luca; Baert, Stijn - 2018
students' social network. We investigate data on European adolescents from the Health Behaviour in School Aged Children survey …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984532
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Younger and Dissatisfied? Relative Age and Life-Satisfaction in Adolescence
Fumarco, Luca; Baert, Stijn - 2018
-satisfaction gaps in adolescence. To this end, we analyse data from the multi-country Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984550