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Chapter 9. The GED
Heckman, James J.; Humphries, John Eric; Mader, Nicholas S. - In: Handbook of the economics of education : volume 3, (pp. 423-483). 2011
The General Educational Development (GED) credential is issued on the basis of an eight-hour subject-based test. The test claims to establish equivalence between dropouts and traditional high school graduates, opening the door to college and positions in the labor market. In 2008 alone, almost...
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Estimation of dynamic discrete choice models by maximum likelihood and the simulated method of moments
Eisenhauer, Phillipp; Heckman, James J.; Mosso, Stefano - 2014
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The rate of return to the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program
Heckman, James J.; Moon, Seong Hyeok; Pinto, Rodrigo; … - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003913108
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A new cost-benefit and rate of return analysis for the Perry Preschool Program : a summary
Heckman, James J.; Moon, Seong Hyeok; Pinto, Rodrigo; … - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003990540
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Intergenerational Long Term Effects of Preschool - Structural Estimates from a Discrete Dynamic Programming Model
Heckman, James J.; Raut, Lakshmi K. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
This paper formulates a structural dynamic programming model of preschool investment choices of altruistic parents and then empirically estimates the structural parameters of the model using the NLSY79 data. The paper finds that preschool investment significantly boosts cognitive and...
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Understanding the Mechanisms through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes
Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter A. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012
A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...
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Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Inequality in China
Heckman, James J.; Yi, Junjian - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012
China's rapid growth was fueled by substantial physical capital investments applied to a large stock of medium skilled … the past decade, China has made substantial investments in producing it. The egalitarian access to medium skilled …. China's growth will be fostered by expanding access to all levels of education, reducing impediments to labor mobility, and …
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Lessons from the Technology of Skill Formation
Heckman, James J. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2005
This paper discusses recent advances in our understanding of differences in human abilities and skills, their sources, and their evolution over the lifecycle.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005828876
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The GED
Heckman, James J.; Humphries, John Eric; Mader, Nicholas S. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010
The General Educational Development (GED) credential is issued on the basis of an eight hour subject-based test. The test claims to establish equivalence between dropouts and traditional high school graduates, opening the door to college and positions in the labor market. In 2008 alone, almost...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008614649
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Explaining Rising Wage Inequality: Explorations with a Dynamic General Equilibrium Model of Labor Earnings with Heterogeneous Agents
Lochner, Lance; Heckman, James J.; Taber, Christopher - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 1998
This paper develops and estimates an overlapping generations general equilibrium model of labor earnings, skill formation and physical capital accumulation with heterogeneous human capital. The model analyzes both schooling choices and post-school on-the-job investment in skills in a framework...
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