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An increasing number of panel studies use short screening questionnaires to assess infant development. Although some research examines the validity of screening questionnaires for middleclass families, knowledge about their accuracy in disadvantaged households is scarce. This paper validates a...
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Based on highly comparable data from the OECD PIAAC Programme, this note analyzes the relationship between generalized trust and cognitive skills among 30 countries around the world. The results show that the strength and direction of the relationship is not a universal characteristic but varies...
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confidence in one's abilities and noncognitive skills and characteristics in predicting several subsequent MBA program and … verbal ability — with confidence in quantitative ability especially associated with men's and confidence in verbal ability … low confidence in their quantitative ability and with women who have high confidence in their verbal ability …
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The paper examines between-country differences in the mechanisms through which education could promote generalised trust using data from 29 countries participating in the OECD’s Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC). Results indicate that education is strongly associated with generalised trust and...
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political support. Combining data on the public disclosure of anti-corruption efforts and individual well-being in China, we …
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