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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
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424169
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International trade theory and policy : a review of the literature
Sen, Sunanda - 2010
This paper provides a survey of the literature on trade theory, from the classical example of comparative advantage to … verifications and logical critiques. A useful supplement is provided in terms of Staffan Linder's theory of "overlapping demand … trade theory, with strategic trade providing inputs to industrial policy. Issues relating to trade, growth, and development …
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Over-qualified or under-skilled : a review of existing literature
Quintini, Glenda - 2011
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The "task approach" to labor markets : an overview
Autor, David H. - 2013
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Irish migration : characteristics, causes and consequences
Barrett, Alan - 1999
The purpose of this paper is to review what has been learnt about Irish migration from the work of social scientists, largely economists. For most of its modern history, Ireland has experienced large net outflows. I discuss how the outflow was made up of lower skilled people up until the 1980s...
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Sorting in the labor market
Eeckhout, Jan - In: Annual review of economics 10 (2018), pp. 1-29
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The Australian labour market
Ross, Russell T. - 2009 - 3rd ed.
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Investing in our young people
Cunha, Flávio; Heckman, James J. - 2010
This paper reviews the recent literature on the production of skills of young persons. The literature features the multiplicity of skills that explain success in a variety of life outcomes. Noncognitive skills play a fundamental role in successful lives. The dynamics of skill formation reveal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003987165
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Migrant educational mismatch and the labour market
Piracha, Matloob; Vadean, Florin - 2012
This paper reviews the literature on educational mismatch of immigrants in the labour market of destination countries. It draws on the theoretical arguments postulated in the labour economics literature and discusses their extension in the analysis of the causes and effects of immigrants'...
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