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Most empirical investigations of the effects of cognitive skills assume that they are produced by schooling. Drawing on … the importance of childhood nutrition ("lynn effect" and work complexity in explaining increases in nonverbal cognitive …
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Economists have long recognized the important role of formal schooling and cognitive skills on labor market … schooling, there is no strong evidence that skills measured in childhood predict wages in the early years of labor market …
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Early motherhood remains a widespread phenomenon in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). While the consequences of early motherhood for the mother have been extensively investigated, the impact on their children is severely understudied, especially in LMICs, which host 95% of teen births...
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Adequate nutrition constitutes a cornerstone of human capital formation. Only a well-nourished and healthy child will …
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A limited number of studies have investigated the impacts of education on non-cognitive skills, yet they offer mixed results. A few studies suggest no impact, but others report positive impacts of education on non-cognitive skills. In this paper, we apply the elimination of Social Security...
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