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This paper provides evidence of a novel facet of peer effects by showing how peer personality affects educational … persistence of their peers. The personality peer effects that we document are distinct from other observable peer characteristics … and suggest that the personality traits of peers causally affect human capital accumulation. …
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of education. By now research recognizes cognitive skills (as measured by achievement tests) and soft skills (personality …
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We examine the association between the personality trait grit and post-compulsory educational choices and trajectories …
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We examine the association between the personality trait grit and post-compulsory educational choices and trajectories …
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present these programs as innovative policies that are important for the personality development of young children. However …
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A growing body of research suggests that, even after controlling for cognitive abilities, personality predicts economic …
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Peacetime military service has both positive and negative effects on human capital. While it depreciates academic abilities it also enhances non-cognitive skills. The net effect of conscription is hard to identify due to issues of self-selection, endogenous timing and omitted variables bias. We...
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We analyze the relation between time preferences, study effort, and academic performance among first-year business and … economics students. Time preferences are measured by stated preferences for an immediate payment over larger delayed payments …
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This paper investigates the impact of studying the first-choice university subject on dropout and switching field of study for a cohort of students in Germany. Using detailed survey data, and employing an instrumental variable strategy based on variation in the local field of study availability,...
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