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Fat and out in Salerno and Province: adolescent obesity and early school leaving in Southern Italy
Barone, Adriana; O'Higgins, Niall - 2009
Salerno in Southern Italy. A simple human capital investment model is employed and this provides a framework within which to …
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A socio-economic analysis of youth disconnectedness
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Seiberlich, Ruben R. - 2009
youth. …
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A Socio-Economic Analysis of Youth Disconnectedness
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Seiberlich, Ruben R. - 2010
Disconnectedness among youth can have several dimensions. From a socio-economic viewpoint, failure in school …, unemployment and the lack of an intimate relationship are among the most important ones. In our samples from SOEP youth … followed by increases in the number of disconnected youth. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600933
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A socio-economic analysis of youth disconnectedness
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Seiberlich, Ruben R. - 2010
Disconnectedness among youth can have several dimensions. From a socio-economic viewpoint, failure in school …, unemployment and the lack of an intimate relationship are among the most important ones. In our samples from SOEP youth … followed by increases in the number of disconnected youth. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269882
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Early life adversity and children's competence development: Evidence from the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk
Blomeyer, Dorothea; Coneus, Katja; Laucht, Manfred; … - 2013
This paper investigates the role of early life adversity and home resources in terms of competence formation and school achievement based on data from an epidemiological cohort study following 364 children from birth to adolescence. Results indicate that organic and psychosocial risks present in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293201
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On the power of childhood impressions for skill formation: Initial evidence and unsettled questions
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2013
Manifold childhood impressions result from the interactions with adult caregivers and the environment. These impressions, be they beneficial or detrimental, shape individual skill formation and achievement over the life cycle. The novelty of the paper is that it bonds two different, hitherto...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293223
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Self-Productivity and Complementarities in Human Development: Evidence from MARS
Laucht, Manfred; Coneus, Katja; Blomeyer, Dorothea; … - 2008
This paper investigates the role of self-productivity and home resources in capability formation from infancy to adolescence. In addition, we study the complementarities between basic cognitive, motor and noncognitive abilities and social as well as academic achievement. Our data are taken from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298078
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Initial Risk Matrix, Home Resources, Ability Development and Children's Achievement
Laucht, Manfred; Coneus, Katja; Blomeyer, Dorothea; … - 2008
This paper investigates the development of basic cognitive, motor and noncognitive abilities from infancy to adolescence. We analyse the predictive power of these abilities, initial risk conditions and home resources for children's achievement. Our data are taken from the Mannheim Study of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298681
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Entwicklung und Ungleichheit von Fähigkeiten: Anmerkungen aus ökonomischer Sicht
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2009
Nirgends sonst im ökonomischen Handeln fallen Kosten und Nutzen im Zeitablauf und aufgeteilt nach Investoren und Nutznießern so eklatant auseinander wie bei Bildungsinvestitionen. In dem vorliegenden Beitrag wird argumentiert, dass in der sozialen Realität die Bildungsungleichheit im...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298797
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Geduld von Vorschulkindern: Ergebnisse einer Experimentalstudie im Haushaltskontext von Kindern
Bartling, Björn; Fehr, Ernst; Fischer, Barbara; Kosse, … - 2009
In dieser Studie werden anhand einer experimentellen Datenerhebung im Rahmen der deutschen Längsschnittstudie Sozio-oekonomisches Panel (SOEP) mögliche Determinanten des Belohnungsaufschubs im Alter von fünf bis sechs Jahren untersucht (im Folgenden als "Geduld bei Kindern" bezeichnet)....
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