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Understanding the mechanisms through which an influential early childhood program boosted adult outcomes

Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter - 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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Fathers and youth's delinquent behavior

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Tekin, Erdal - 2011

' absence. Our results suggest that the presence of a father figure during adolescence is likely to have protective effects …, particularly for males, in both adolescence and young adulthood. …

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Self investments of adolescents and their cognitive development

Del Boca, Daniela; Monfardini, Chiara; Nicoletti, Cheti - 2012

, such as adolescence, when children start to take decisions independently. By using the Child Development Supplement of the … inputs to include the child's own time investments. Looking at investments during adolescence, we find that child …

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The association between adolescent height and student school satisfaction : recent evidence from Catalonia

Mora, Toni - In: Economics and human biology 11 (2013) 2, pp. 197-200

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Fathers and youths' delinquent behavior

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Tekin, Erdal - In: Review of Economics of the Household 12 (2014) 2, pp. 327-358

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Maternal and paternal resources across childhood and adolescence as predictors of young adult achievement

Sun, Xiaoran; McHale, Susan M.; Updegraff, Kimberly A. - In: Journal of vocational behavior 100 (2017), pp. 111-123

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Entrepreneurship as a twenty-first century skill : entrepreneurial alertness and intention in the transition to adulthood

Obschonka, Martin; Hakkarainen, Kai; Lonka, Kirsti; … - In: Small business economics : an entrepreneurship journal 48 (2017) 3, pp. 487-501

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The timing of puberty and gender differences in educational achievement

Koerselman, Kristian; Pekkarinen, Tuomas - 2017

with a slower rate of cognitive skill growth during adolescence. This disadvantage in cognitive development is also … no effects on self-discipline or other behavioral outcomes in adolescence, suggesting a mechanism wholly separate from …

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The stability of personality traits in adolescence and young adulthood

Elkins, Rosemary K.; New, Sonja C. de; Schurer, Stefanie - In: Journal of economic psychology : research in economic … 60 (2017), pp. 37-52

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Trait emotional intelligence is related to risk taking when adolescents make deliberative decisions

Panno, Angelo - In: Games 7 (2016) 3, pp. 1-8

Most forms of risky behavior reach their peak during adolescence. A prominent line of research is exploring the … adolescence research. …

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