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Recent developments in intergenerational mobility
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J. - 2010
precision of the correlations themselves. -- Education ; income mobility ; income transmission ; intergenerational transmission …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003950730
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The evaluation of immigration policies
Rinne, Ulf - 2012
literature dealing with the evaluation of labor market programs and with the economic integration of immigrants. Next to … outcomes of immigrants: a) introduction programs, b) language training, c) labor market programs, and d) anti …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009531325
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Fostering and measuring skills : interventions that improve character and cognition
Heckman, James J.; Kautz, Tim - 2013
This paper reviews the recent literature on measuring and boosting cognitive and noncognitive skills. The literature establishes that achievement tests do not adequately capture character skills – personality traits, goals, motivations, and preferences that are valued in the labor market, in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010221678
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Bequests motives and models of inheritance : a survey of the literature
Masson, André - In: Is inheritance legitimate? : ethical and economic …, (pp. 54-88). 1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001297382
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The January Effect and intergenerational transfers
Gamble, Ralph C. - In: The quarterly review of economics and finance : journal … 33 (1993) 3, pp. 295-304
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The relationship between economic preferences and psychological personality measures
Becker, Anke; Deckers, Thomas; Dohmen, Thomas; Falk, Armin - 2012
Although both economists and psychologists seek to identify determinants of heterogeneity in behavior, they use different concepts to capture them. In this review we first analyze the extent to which economic preferences and psychological concepts of personality - such as the Big Five and locus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009535776
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The relationship between economic preferences and psychological personality measures
Becker, Anke; Deckers, Thomas; Dohmen, Thomas; Falk, Armin - 2012
Although both economists and psychologists seek to identify determinants of heterogeneity in behavior, they use different concepts to capture them. In this review we first analyze the extent to which economic preferences and psychological concepts of personality - such as the Big Five and locus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009522305
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Some remarks on the effectiveness of primary education interventions
Silva, Olmo - 2009
In this paper I survey the recent economics of education literature in order to identify which education policies can … its primary education. Evidence suggests that broadly scoped resource-based programmes deliver less than more targeted … policies. Additionally, a growing body of research shows that interventions that enhance choice and competition among education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003936151
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Econometric methods for causal evaluation of education policies and practices : a non-technical guide
Schlotter, Martin; Schwerdt, Guido; Woessmann, Ludger - 2010
Education policy-makers and practitioners want to know which policies and practices can best achieve their goals. But … ; education ; policy evaluation ; non-technical guide …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003937325
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Noncognitive skills in economics : models, measurement, and empirical evidence
Thiel, Hendrik; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2009
There is an increasing economic literature considering personality. This paper provides an overview on the role of these skills regarding three main aspects of economic analysis: measurement, theoretical modeling, and empirical estimates. Based on the relevant literature from different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003903035