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Separating uncertainty from heterogeneity in life cycle earnings

Cunha, Flávio (contributor); Heckman, James J. (contributor) - 2005

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Separating uncertainty from heterogeneity in life cycle earnings

Cunha, Flávio; Heckman, James J.; Navarro, Salvador - In: Oxford economic papers 57 (2005) 2, pp. 191-261

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Separating uncertainty from heterogeneity in life cycle earnings

Cunha, Flavio (contributor); Heckman, James J. (contributor) - 2004

This paper develops and applies a method for decomposing cross section variability of earnings into components that are forecastable at the time students decide to go to college (heterogeneity) and components that are unforecastable. About 60% of variability in returns to schooling is...

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Separating uncertainty from heterogeneity in life cycle earnings

Cunha, Flavio; Heckman, James J.; Navarro, Salvador - 2005

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Schools, skills, and synapses

Heckman, James J. - 2008

This paper discusses (a) the role of cognitive and noncognitive ability in shaping adult outcomes, (b) the early emergence of differentials in abilities between children of advantaged families and children of disadvantaged families, (c) the role of families in creating these abilities, (d)...