IZA Discussion Papers

published as 'Does early nutrition predict cognitive skills during later childhood? Evidence from two developing countries' in: World Development, 2024, 176, 106480

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15784

The Effect of Brazil's Family Health Program on Cognitive Skills

Pinar Mine Gunes, Magda Tsaneva

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15551

Social Protection and Foundational Cognitive Skills during Adolescence: Evidence from a Large Public Works Programme

Richard Freund, Marta Favara, Catherine Porter, Jere R. Behrman

published in: World Bank Economic Review, 2024, 38 (2), 296 - 318

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15435

The Impact of Centre-Based Childcare on Non-cognitive Skills of Young Children

Greta Morando, Lucinda Platt

published in: Economica, 2022, 356, 908-946

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15318

Effect of Secondary Education on Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills

Jani-Petteri Ollikainen, Tuomas Pekkarinen, Roope Uusitalo, Hanna Virtanen

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2024, 103, 102603

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15104

Fostering Soft Skills in Active Labor Market Programs: Evidence from a Large-Scale RCT

Analia Schlosser, Yannay Shanan

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15005

The Impact Evaluation of Vietnam's Escuela Nueva (New School) Program on Students' Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills

Hai-Anh H Dang, Paul Glewwe, Jongwook Lee, Khoa Vu

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15005

The Impact Evaluation of Vietnam's Escuela Nueva (New School) Program on Students' Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills

Hai-Anh H Dang, Paul Glewwe, Jongwook Lee, Khoa Vu

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14952

Effects of Childhood Peers on Personality Skills

Shuaizhang Feng, Jun Hyung Kim, Zhe Yang

forthcoming in: Journal of Labor Economics

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14820

Individualism, Human Capital Formation, and Labor Market Success

Katharina Hartinger, Sven Resnjanskij, Jens Ruhose, Simon Wiederhold

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14807

Many Rivers to Cross: Social Identity, Cognition and Labour Mobility in Rural India

Sébastien Michiels, Christophe Jalil Nordman, Suneha Seetahul

published in: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2021, 697(1), 66 - 80

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14678

Early-Years Multi-Grade Classes and Pupil Attainment

Daniel Borbely, Markus Gehrsitz, Stuart McIntyre, Gennaro Rossi, Graeme Roy

published in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. 2023, 85, (6), 1295-1319

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14675

Is Being Competitive Always an Advantage? Degrees of Competitiveness, Gender, and Premature Work Contract Termination

Samuel Lüthi, Stefan C. Wolter

published in: Labour Economics, 2023, 85, 102457

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14580

Intergenerational Educational Mobility – The Role of Non-cognitive Skills

Anna Adamecz, Morag Henderson, Nikki Shure

published in: Education Economcis, 2024, 32 (1), 59 - 78

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14526

Limited Self-Knowledge and Survey Response Behavior

Armin Falk, Thomas Neuber, Philipp Strack

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14388

COVID-19 and Mental Health of Individuals with Different Personalities

Eugenio Proto, Anwen Zhang

revised version published in: PNAS (Proceeding of the National Academy of Science), 2021, 118 (37), e2109282118

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14353

Air Pollution and Adult Cognition: Evidence from Brain Training

Andrea La Nauze, Edson Severnini

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14260

Ethnic Mixing in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment and a Structural Model

Vincent Boucher, Semih Tumen, Michael Vlassopoulos, Jackline Wahba, Yves Zenou

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14183

Is Care by Grandparents or Parents Better for Children's Non-cognitive Skills? Evidence on Locus of Control from China

Xiang Ao, Xuan Chen, Zhong Zhao

published in: China Economic Review, 2022, 61, 101734

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14132

Gender Gaps in Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills: Roles of SES and Gender Attitudes

Justine Hervé, Subha Mani, Jere R. Behrman, Arindam Nandi, Anjana Sankhil Lamkang, Ramanan Laxminarayan

published as 'Gender gaps in cognitive and noncognitive skills among adolescents in India' in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 193, 66 - 97

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14132

Gender Gaps in Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills: Roles of SES and Gender Attitudes

Justine Hervé, Subha Mani, Jere R. Behrman, Arindam Nandi, Anjana Sankhil Lamkang, Ramanan Laxminarayan

published as 'Gender gaps in cognitive and noncognitive skills among adolescents in India' in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 193, 66 - 97

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14049

The Causal Impact of Depression on Cognitive Functioning: Evidence from Europe

Vahé Nafilyan, Mauricio Avendano Pabon, Augustin de Coulon

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13966

The Social Side of Early Human Capital Formation: Using a Field Experiment to Estimate the Causal Impact of Neighborhoods

John A. List, Fatemeh Momeni, Yves Zenou

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13901

Cognitive Skills, Strategic Sophistication, and Life Outcomes

Eduardo Fe, David Gill, Victoria L. Prowse

published in: Journal of Political Economy, 2022, 130 (10), 2643–2704

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13771

An Intensive, School-Based Learning Camp Targeting Academic and Non-Cognitive Skills Evaluated in a Randomized Trial

Charlotte Hvidman, Alexander K. Koch, Julia Nafziger, Søren Albeck Nielsen, Michael Rosholm

published in: Labour Economics, 2024, 88, 102535

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13721

First in Their Families at University: Can Non-cognitive Skills Compensate for Social Origin?

Rebecca Edwards, Rachael Gibson, Colm P. Harmon, Stefanie Schurer

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13555

Task Specialization and Cognitive Skills: Evidence from PIAAC and IALS

Marta Martínez Matute, Ernesto Villanueva

published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2023, 21, 59 - 92

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13342

Are Personality Traits Really Fixed and Does It Matter?

Steven Stillman, Malathi Velamuri

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13338

The Impact of Working Memory Training on Children's Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills

Eva M. Berger, Ernst Fehr, Henning Hermes, Daniel Schunk, Kirsten Winkel

forthcoming in: Journal of Political Economy, 2025

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13338

The Impact of Working Memory Training on Children's Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills

Eva M. Berger, Ernst Fehr, Henning Hermes, Daniel Schunk, Kirsten Winkel

forthcoming in: Journal of Political Economy, 2025

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13248

The Graduate Wage and Earnings Premia and the Role of Non-Cognitive Skills

Gerda Buchmueller, Ian Walker

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13206

Investigating the Genetic Architecture of Non-Cognitive Skills Using GWAS-By-Subtraction

Perline A. Demange, Margherita Malanchini, Travis T. Mallard, Pietro Biroli

published in: Nature Genetics, 2021, 53, 35 - 44

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13194

The Importance of Cognitive Domains and the Returns to Schooling in South Africa: Evidence from Two Labor Surveys

Plamen Nikolov, Nusrat Abedin Jimi

published in: Labour Economics, 2020, 65, 101849.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13129

The Effect of Labor Market Conditions at Entry on Workers' Long-Term Skills

Jaime Arellano-Bover

published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2022, 104(5), 1028-1045

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13106

The Long-Term Cognitive and Schooling Effects of Childhood Vaccinations in China

Hamid R. Oskorouchi, Alfonso Sousa-Poza, David E. Bloom

published in: China Economic Review, 2024, 88, 102293

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13063

Psychological Resilience to Major Socioeconomic Life Events

Fabrice Etilé, Paul Frijters, David W. Johnston, Michael A. Shields

published as 'Measuring resilience to major life events' in: Elsevier Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 191, 598-619

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12777

Training, Human Capital, and Gender Gaps in Entrepreneurial Performance

Zuzana Brixiova Schwidrowski, Thierry Kangoye, Mona Said

published in: Economic Modelling, 2020, 85, 367-380

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12629

A Bit of Salt, a Trace of Life: Gender Norms and the Impact of a Salt Iodization Program on Human Capital Formation of School Aged Children

Zichen Deng, Maarten Lindeboom

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2022, 83, 102615

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12629

A Bit of Salt, a Trace of Life: Gender Norms and the Impact of a Salt Iodization Program on Human Capital Formation of School Aged Children

Zichen Deng, Maarten Lindeboom

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2022, 83, 102615

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12531

Numeracy and Unemployment Duration

Thomas Dohmen, Bert van Landeghem

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12484

Early Education and Gender Differences

Daniela Del Boca, Enrica Maria Martino, Elena Claudia Meroni, Daniela Piazzalunga

published in: Economica Italiana, 2019, 3, 11-36

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12484

Early Education and Gender Differences

Daniela Del Boca, Enrica Maria Martino, Elena Claudia Meroni, Daniela Piazzalunga

published in: Economica Italiana, 2019, 3, 11-36

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12421

The Impact of Family Co-Residence and Childcare on Children's Cognitive Skill

Lanfang Deng, Haizheng Li, Zhiqiang Liu

published in: Applied Economics, 2022, 55 (26), 3008–3025.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12073

Ageing and Skills: The Case of Literacy Skills

Garry F. Barrett, W. Craig Riddell

published in: European Journal of Education, 2019, 54 (1), 60-71

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11920

High-Powered Performance Pay and Crowding out of Non-Monetary Motives

David B. Huffman, Michael L. Bognanno

published in: Management Science, 2018, 64 (10), 4669-4680.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11800

The Bilingual Gap in Children's Language and Emotional Development

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Colm P. Harmon, Anita Staneva

published in: IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 2021, 10 (1)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11724

The Skill Development of Children of Immigrants

Marie C. Hull, Jonathan Norris

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2020, 78, 102036

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11603

Testing at Length If It Is Cognitive or Non-Cognitive

Giorgio Brunello, Angela Crema, Lorenzo Rocco

published as 'Some Unpleasant Consequences of Testing at Length' in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2021, 83 (4), 1002 - 1023

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11578

Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills, Hiring Channels, and Wages in Bangladesh

Anne Hilger, Christophe Jalil Nordman, Leopold Sarr

published as 'Which Skills Matter for What Type of Worker? Cognitive Skills, Personality Traits, Hiring Channels, and Wages in Bangladesh', in: Indian Journal of Human Development, 2022, 16 (2), 219-247.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11547

A Double Machine Learning Approach to Estimate the Effects of Musical Practice on Student's Skills

Michael C. Knaus

published in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A, 2021, 184(1), 282-300

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11451

Exploring the Role of Fathers in Non-Cognitive Skill Development over the Lifecourse

Rosemary Elkins, Stefanie Schurer

published as 'Exploring the role of parental engagement in non-cognitive skill development over the lifecourse' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2020, 33, 957–1004

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11408

The Human Capital Cost of Radiation: Long-Run Evidence from Exposure Outside the Womb

Benjamin Elsner, Florian Wozny

published as 'Long-run exposure to low-dose radiation reduces cognitive performance' in: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2023, 118, 102785

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11326

Cognitive Skills and the Development of Strategic Sophistication

Eduardo Fe, David Gill

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11283

Skills, Signals, and Employability: An Experimental Investigation

Marc Piopiunik, Guido Schwerdt, Lisa Simon, Ludger Woessmann

published in: European Economic Review, 2020, 123, 103374

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11268

For Better or Worse? The Effects of Physical Education on Child Development

Michael C. Knaus, Michael Lechner, Anne K. Reimers

published in: Labour Economics, 2020, 67, 1010904

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11268

For Better or Worse? The Effects of Physical Education on Child Development

Michael C. Knaus, Michael Lechner, Anne K. Reimers

published in: Labour Economics, 2020, 67, 1010904

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11212

Preschool Attendance, School Progression, and Cognitive Skills in East Africa

Jan Bietenbeck, Sanna Ericsson, Fredrick M. Wamalwa

revised version published as 'Preschool attendance, schooling, and cognitive skills in East Africa' in: Economics of Education Review, 2019, 73, 101909

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11211

The Effect of Multigrade Classes on Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills: Causal Evidence Exploiting Minimum Class Size Rules in Italy

Daniele Checchi, Maria De Paola

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2018, 67, 235-253

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11211

The Effect of Multigrade Classes on Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills: Causal Evidence Exploiting Minimum Class Size Rules in Italy

Daniele Checchi, Maria De Paola

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2018, 67, 235-253

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10982

The Impact of Non-Cognitive Skills and Risk Preferences on Rural-to-Urban Migration: Evidence from Ukraine

Sinem H. Ayhan, Kseniia Gatskova, Hartmut Lehmann

published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2020, 48 (1), 144 - 162.