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The Effect of Personality Traits on Subject Choice and Performance in High School: Evidence from an English Cohort
Mendolia, Silvia; Walker, Ian - 2014
This paper investigates the relationship between personality traits in adolescence and performance in high school using a large and recent cohort study. In particular, we investigate the impact of locus of control, self-esteem and work ethics at age 15, on test scores at age 16, and on subject...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010377302
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The effect of personality traits on subject choice and performance in high school : evidence from an English cohort
Mendolia, Silvia; Walker, Ian - 2014
This paper investigates the relationship between personality traits in adolescence and performance in high school using a large and recent cohort study. In particular, we investigate the impact of locus of control, self-esteem and work ethics at age 15, on test scores at age 16, and on subject...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010370100
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The Effect of Personality Traits on Subject Choice and Performance in High School: Evidence from an English Cohort
Mendolia, Silvia; Walker, Ian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper investigates the relationship between personality traits in adolescence and performance in high school using a large and recent cohort study. In particular, we investigate the impact of locus of control, self-esteem and work ethics at age 15, on test scores at age 16, and on subject...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884263
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The effect of personality traits on subject choice and performance in high school: Evidence from an English cohort
Mendolia, Silvia; Walker, Ian - In: Economics of Education Review 43 (2014) C, pp. 47-65
This paper investigates the relationship between personality traits in adolescence and performance in high school using a large and recent cohort study. In particular, we investigate the impact of locus of control, self-esteem, and work ethics at age 15, on test scores at age 16, and on subject...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011117003
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Do NEETs Need Grit?
Mendolia, Silvia; Walker, Ian - 2014
This paper investigates the relationship between personality traits in adolescence and education and labour market … - perseverance) on the risk of youths being NEET - "Not in Education, Employment or Training". Thus, our focus is on early drop …-out from the labour market and education at age 18-20. Individuals with high levels of grit are less likely to be out of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010481643
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Do NEETs need grit?
Mendolia, Silvia; Walker, Ian - 2014
This paper investigates the relationship between personality traits in adolescence and education and labour market … - perseverance) on the risk of youths being NEET - "Not in Education, Employment or Training". Thus, our focus is on early drop …-out from the labour market and education at age 18-20. Individuals with high levels of grit are less likely to be out of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010462655
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The Effect of Personality Traits on Subject Choice and Performance in High School : Evidence from an English Cohort
Mendolia, Silvia - 2014
This paper investigates the relationship between personality traits in adolescence and performance in high school using a large and recent cohort study. In particular, we investigate the impact of locus of control, self-esteem and work ethics at age 15, on test scores at age 16, and on subject...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013051789
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Do Neets Need Grit?
Mendolia, Silvia - 2015
This paper investigates the relationship between personality traits in adolescence and education and labour market … - perseverance) on the risk of youths being NEET – "Not in Education, Employment or Training". Thus, our focus is on early drop …-out from the labour market and education at age 18-20. Individuals with high levels of grit are less likely to be out of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013031092
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Do NEETs Need Grit?
Mendolia, Silvia; Walker, Ian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper investigates the relationship between personality traits in adolescence and education and labour market … - perseverance) on the risk of youths being NEET – "Not in Education, Employment or Training". Thus, our focus is on early drop …-out from the labour market and education at age 18-20. Individuals with high levels of grit are less likely to be out of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011106162
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The effect of religiosity on adolescent risky behaviors
Mendolia, Silvia; Paloyo, Alfredo R.; Walker, Ian - 2018
health behaviors. This effect is robust to separate estimations for boys and girls and to the control variables used. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011869488