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72 IZA Discussion Papers
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. 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
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. 13720
Who is Resilient in a Time of Crisis? The Importance of Financial and Non-Financial Resources
David W. Johnston, Claryn S. J. Kung, Michael A. Shields
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13342
Are Personality Traits Really Fixed and Does It Matter?
Steven Stillman, Malathi Velamuri
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. 13063
Psychological Resilience to Major Socioeconomic Life Events
Fabrice Etilé, Paul Frijters, David W. Johnston, Michael A. Shields
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12777
Training, Human Capital, and Gender Gaps in Entrepreneurial Performance
Zuzana Brixiova, Thierry Kangoye, Mona Said
published in: Economic Modelling, 2020, 85, 367-380
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12700
Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Abilities of Immigrants: New Perspectives on Migrant Quality from a Selective Immigration Country
Maryam Naghsh Nejad, Stefanie Schurer
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
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12550
The Effects of Chess Instruction on Academic and Non-Cognitive Outcomes: Field Experimental Evidence from a Developing Country
Asadul Islam, Wang-Sheng Lee, Aaron Nicholas
published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 150:102615.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12484
Early Education and Gender Differences
Daniela Del Boca, Enrica Maria Martino, Elena Claudia Meroni, Daniela Piazzalunga
published in Gender Economics Special issue of Economia Italiana 3, 2019
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12118
Selection and Educational Attainment: Why Some Children Are Left Behind? Evidence from a Middle-Income Country
Luciana Méndez-Errico, Xavier Ramos
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
forthcoming in IZA Journal of Labor Economics
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11607
Maternal Education, Parental Investment and Non-Cognitive Characteristics in Rural China
Jessica Leight, Elaine M. Liu
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11606
Use of Extra-School Time and Child Behaviours: Evidence from the UK
Elena Claudia Meroni, Daniela Piazzalunga, Chiara D. Pronzato
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11603
Testing at Length If It Is Cognitive or Non-Cognitive
Giorgio Brunello, Angela Crema, Lorenzo Rocco
substantial revision forthcoming in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics
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, 2020, 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
forthcoming as 'Exploring the role of parental engagement in non-cognitive skill development over the lifecourse' in: Journal of Population Economics
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