Lex Borghans

Research Fellow

Maastricht University

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Lex Borghans (Ph.D. Maastricht University) is professor of labor economics and social policy at the department of economics, Maastricht University. In his research he focused on adjustment processes in the labor market, and the impact of computers on the structure of earnings and the division of labor. Currently his main research activities concern non-cognitive skills, educational production, and educational choice.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in December 2002.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10356
What Grades and Achievement Tests Measure
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn, James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries
published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), 2016, 113 (47), 13354-13359
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10337
Personality and Mental Health: The Role and Substitution Effect of Emotional Stability and Conscientiousness
Caroline Wehner, Trudie Schils, Lex Borghans
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9200
School Quality and the Development of Cognitive Skills between Age Four and Six
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn, Ulf Zölitz
published in: PLOS ONE, 2015, 10(7)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9180
Susceptibility to Default Training Options Across the Population
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2015, 117, 369-379
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8696
Fostering and Measuring Skills: Improving Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills to Promote Lifetime Success
Tim Kautz, James J. Heckman, Ron Diris, Bas ter Weel, Lex Borghans
published in: OECD Education Working Papers, 2014, No. 110 [Online Access]
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8371
Parental Preferences for Primary School Characteristics
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn, Ulf Zölitz
published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy (Contributions), 2015, 15(1), 85–117
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7649
Does Expert Advice Improve Educational Choice?
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn, Anders Stenberg
published in: PLOS ONE, 2015, 10 (12)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7354
International Education and Economic Growth
Jan Bergerhoff, Lex Borghans, Philipp K. Seegers, Tom van Veen
published in: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2013, 2:3
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7214
Default Options and Training Participation
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn
published in: Empirical Economics, 2014, 46 (4), 1417-1428
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7182
The Importance of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation for Measuring IQ
Lex Borghans, Huub Meijers, Bas ter Weel
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2013, 34 (1), 17-28
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6077
Wage Effects of On-the-Job Training: A Meta-Analysis
Carla Haelermans, Lex Borghans
published in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2012, 50 (3), 502–528
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5666
Measuring and Interpreting Trends in the Division of Labour in the Netherlands
I. Semih Akçomak, Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel
published in: De Economist, 2011, 159 (4), 435-482
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5605
Identification Problems in Personality Psychology
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn, James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries
published in: Personality and Individual Differences, 2011, 51 (3), 315-320
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5412
Social Support Substitution and the Earnings Rebound: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity in Disability Insurance Reform
Lex Borghans, Anne C. Gielen, Erzo F.P. Luttmer
published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2014, 6 (4), 34-70
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5386
Job Mobility in Europe, Japan and the U.S.
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn
published as 'Job Mobility in Europe, Japan and the United States' in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2012, 50 (3), 436-456
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4870
What Makes a Good Conference? Analysing the Preferences of Labor Economists
Lex Borghans, Margo Romans, Jan Sauermann
published in: Labour Economics, 2010, 17 (5), 868-874
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4445
The Americanization of European Higher Education and Research
Lex Borghans, Frank Cörvers
published in: Charles T. Clotfelter (ed.), American Universities in a Global Market, NBER, 2010
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3985
Gender Differences in Risk Aversion and Ambiguity Aversion
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn, James J. Heckman, Huub Meijers
published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2009, 7(2-3), 649-658
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3792
Understanding the Technology of Computer Technology Diffusion: Explaining Computer Adoption Patterns and Implications for the Wage Structure
Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel
published in: Journal of Income Distribution, 2008, 17 (3-4), 37-70
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3333
The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits
Lex Borghans, Angela Lee Duckworth, James J. Heckman, Bas ter Weel
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2008, 43 (4), 972-1059
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2865
Wage Structure and Labor Mobility in the Netherlands 1999-2003
Lex Borghans, Ben Kriechel
published in: Edward Lazear and Katryn Shaw (eds.), The Structure of Wages: An International Comparisons, NBER and University of Chicago Press, 2008
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2466
Interpersonal Styles and Labor Market Outcomes
Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel, Bruce A. Weinberg
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2008, 43 (4), 815-858
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2429
The Role of Noncognitive Skills in Explaining Cognitive Test Scores
Lex Borghans, Huub Meijers, Bas ter Weel
published in: Economic Inquiry, 2008, 46 (1), 2-12
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2021
Skill Transferability, Regret and Mobility
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn
published in: Applied Economics, 2007, 39 (13), 1663-1678
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1838
Is There a Link between Economic Outcomes and Genetic Evolution? Cross-Country Evidence from the Major Histocompatibility Complex
José A.M. Borghans, Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1709
The Division of Labour, Worker Organisation, and Technological Change
Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel
published in: Economic Journal, 2006, 116 (509), F45-F72
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1597
Time Discounting and the Body Mass Index
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn
published in: Economics and Human Biology, 2006, 4(1), 39-61
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1494
People People: Social Capital and the Labor-Market Outcomes of Underrepresented Groups
Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel, Bruce A. Weinberg
published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2014, 67 (2), 287-334
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1107
The Diffusion of Computers and the Distribution of Wages
Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel
published in: European Economic Review, 2007, 51 (3), 715-748
IZA Discussion Paper No. 907
Supply and Demand, Allocation and Wage Inequality: An International Comparison
Arnaud Dupuy, Lex Borghans
published in: Applied Economics, 2005, 37 (9), 1073-1088
IZA Discussion Paper No. 792
What Happens When Agent T Gets a Computer? The Labor Market Impact of Cost Efficient Computer Adoption
Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2004, 54 (2), 137-151
IZA Discussion Paper No. 751
Are Computer Skills the New Basic Skills? The Returns to Computer, Writing and Math Skills in Britain
Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel
published in: Labour Economics, 2004, 11 (1), 85-98
IZA Discussion Paper No. 685
Do We Need Computer Skills to Use a Computer? Evidence from Britain
Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel
published in: Labour, 2006, 20 (3), 505-532
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