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Locus of control and savings
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; New, Sonja C. de; Sinning, Mathias - 2013
This paper analyzes the relationship between individuals' locus of control and their savings behavior, i.e. wealth … accumulation, savings rates, and portfolio choices. Locus of control is a psychological concept that captures individuals' beliefs …-of-control gap in savings rates is largest among rich households, the gap in wealth accumulation is particularly large for poor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010228778
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Locus of control and savings
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; New, Sonja C. de; Sinning, Mathias - 2013
internen Referenzperson mehr sparen - sowohl in Bezug auf Sparniveaus als auch anteilig an ihren permanenten Einkommen. Während …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010225093
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Locus of control and savings
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; New, Sonja C. de; Sinning, Mathias - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010227739
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Locus of control and savings
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; New, Sonja C. de; Sinning, Mathias - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010242907
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Dual track or academic route for auditors : does it matter?
Hartog, Joop; Jonker, Nicole; Ophem, Hans van - 2002
In the Netherlands auditors can be trained in a part-time educational track in which students combine working and studying or in a full-time educational track. The former training is relatively firm-specific whereas the latter training is relatively general. Applying human capital theory, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011415065
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Dual track or academic route for auditors
Jonker, Nicole; Ophem, Hans van; Hartog, Joop - 2002
In the Netherlands auditors can be trained in a part-time educational track in which students combine working and studying or in a full-time educational track. The former training is relatively firm-specific whereas the latter training is relatively general. Applying human capital theory, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011327827
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Unobserved heterogeneity and risk in wage variance : does schooling provide earnings insurance?
Mazza, Jacopo; Ophem, Hans van; Hartog, Joop - 2011
We apply a recently proposed method to disentangle unobserved heterogeneity from risk in returns to education. We replicate the original study on US men and extend to US women, UK men and German men. Most original results are not robust. A college education cannot universally be considered an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011383274
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Unobserved heterogeneity and risk in wage variance : does schooling provide earnings insurance?
Mazza, Jacopo; Ophem, Hans van; Hartog, Joop - 2011
We apply a recently proposed method to disentangle unobserved heterogeneity from risk in returns to education. We replicate the original study on US men and extend to US women, UK men and German men. Most original results are not robust. A college education cannot universally be considered an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009232470
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Self-control : determinants, life outcomes and intergenerational implications
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Dahmann, Sarah Christina; … - 2019
This paper studies self-control in a nationally representative sample. Using the well-established Tangney scale to measure trait self-control, we find that people’s age as well as the political and economic institutions they are exposed to have an economically meaningful impact on their level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012037950
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Self-Control : determinants, life outcomes and intergenerational implications
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Dahmann, Sarah Christina; … - 2019
This paper studies self-control in a nationally representative sample. Using the well-established Tangney scale to measure trait self-control, we find that people’s age as well as the political and economic institutions they are exposed to have an economically meaningful impact on their level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012050614