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Heckman, James J.; Kautz, Tim - 2013

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Upgrading education with technology : insights from experimental research

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Microentrepreneurship in developing countries

Jayachandran, Seema - 2020

This article reviews the recent literature in economics on small-scale entrepreneurship ("microentrepreneurship") in low-income countries. Major themes in the literature include the determinants and consequences of joining the formal sector; the impacts of access to credit and other financial...

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The GED

Heckman, James J.; Humphries, John Eric; Mader, Nicholas S. - 2010

insight relevant to any nation's educational context. -- Returns to education ; GED ; dropouts ; graduation rate …

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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 …

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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...

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Noncognitive skills in economics : models, measurement, and empirical evidence

Thiel, Hendrik; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2011 - Revised version: November 15, 2011

There is an increasing economic literature considering personality traits as a source of individual differences in labor market productivity and other outcomes. This paper provides an overview on the role of these skills regarding three main aspects: measurement, development over the life...

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The evaluation of immigration policies

Rinne, Ulf - 2012

This chapter summarizes the literature on the evaluation of immigration policies. It brings together two strands of the literature dealing with the evaluation of labor market programs and with the economic integration of immigrants. Next to immigrant selection and settlement policies, there are...

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Migrant educational mismatch and the labour market

Piracha, Matloob; Vadean, Florin - 2012

assesses the state of current literature and proposes an agenda for further research. -- immigration ; education …

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Investing in our young people

Cunha, Flávio; Heckman, James J. - 2010

formation ; cognitive skills ; noncognitive skills ; technology of skill formation ; investment in children …

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