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Can non-cognitive skills programs improve achievement? : quasi-experimental evidence from EPIS
Martins, Pedro S. - 2017
Do investments in soft skills pay off in terms of student achievement? This paper evaluates a large private-sector program in this area, EPIS, based on individual and small-group sessions of mediators that seek to improve the non-cognitive skills (e.g. motivation, self-esteem, conscientiousness)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012119164
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How a universal music education program affects time use, behavior, and school attitude
Hille, Adrian - 2015
present these programs as innovative policies that are important for the personality development of young children. However …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011441643
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The impact of education on personality : evidence from a German high school reform
Dahmann, Sarah; Anger, Silke - 2014
This paper investigates the short-term effects of a reduction in the length of high school on students' personality … and across states to identify the effect of schooling on students' Big Five personality traits and on their locus of … students and students from disrupted families showed stronger personality changes following the reform: they became more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010460938
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The impact of education on personality : evidence from a German high school reform
Dahmann, Sarah; Anger, Silke - 2014
This paper investigates the short-term effects of a reduction in the length of high school on students' personality … and across states to identify the effect of schooling on students' Big Five personality traits and on their locus of … students and students from disrupted families showed stronger personality changes following the reform: they became more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010360371
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The impact of education on personality : evidence from a German high school reform
Dahmann, Sarah; Anger, Silke - 2014
This paper investigates the short-term effects of a reduction in the length of high school on students' personality … and across states to identify the effect of schooling on students' Big Five personality traits and on their locus of … students and students from disrupted families showed stronger personality changes following the reform: they became more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010350412
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Fostering soft skills in active labor market programs : evidence from a large-scale RCT
Schlosser, Analia; Shanan, Yannay - 2022
The long-term unemployed sometimes lack basic soft skills needed to enter and succeed in the labor market. We examine whether it is possible to develop or enhance these skills among adults by using a large-scale randomized control trial (RCT) to evaluate the effectiveness of an Active Labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013163554
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Effect of Secondary Education on Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills
Ollikainen, Jani-Petteri; Pekkarinen, Tuomas; Uusitalo, … - 2022
We exploit admission cutoffs to secondary schools to study the effects of general academically oriented, versus vocational secondary schooling on cognitive and non-cognitive skills using a regression discontinuity design. We measure these skills using the Finnish Defence Forces Basic Skills Test...
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Technical education, non-cognitive skills and labor market outcomes : experimental evidence from Brazil
Camargo, Juliana; Lima, Lycia; Riva, Flavio; Souza, … - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 10 (2021) 1, pp. 1-34
This paper describes the results from an evaluation of a public policy that offers scholarships to current and former public high school students, so that they can attend technical and vocational education courses free of charge. We use a waiting list randomized controlled trial in four...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012815172
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Notes on behavioral economics and labor market policy
Babcock, Linda; Congdon, William J.; Katz, Lawrence F.; … - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-14
Labor market policies succeed or fail at least in part depending on how well they reflect or account for behavioral responses. Insights from behavioral economics, which allow for realistic deviations from standard economic assumptions about behavior, have consequences for the design and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332006
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Notes on behavioral economics and labor market policy
Babcock, Linda; Congdon, William J.; Katz, Lawrence F.; … - In: IZA journal of labor policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-14
Labor market policies succeed or fail at least in part depending on how well they reflect or account for behavioral responses. Insights from behavioral economics, which allow for realistic deviations from standard economic assumptions about behavior, have consequences for the design and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009686543