2018
Returns to Education: The Causal Effects of Education on Earnings, Health, and Smoking.
Heckman JJ, Humphries JE, Veramendi G. Returns to Education: The Causal Effects of Education on Earnings, Health, and Smoking. Journal Of Political Economy 2018, 126: s197-s246. PMID: 30344340, PMCID: PMC6190599, DOI: 10.1086/698760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEducational choicesCausal effectDiscrete choice literatureDynamic treatment effectsSubstantial causal effectNon-cognitive skillsTreatment effects literatureChoice literatureAbility biasContinuation valueEffects literatureReturnEducational differentialsChoiceDynamic modelWise choiceEarningsDifferentialEducationLiteratureMiddle groundTreatment effectsHeterogeneityApproach
2017
On the interpretation of non-cognitive skills – What is being measured and why it matters
Humphries J, Kosse F. On the interpretation of non-cognitive skills – What is being measured and why it matters. Journal Of Economic Behavior & Organization 2017, 136: 174-185. DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2017.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-cognitive skillsNon-cognitive measuresNon-cognitive factorsUnderlying personality traitsEconomic preferencesBehavioral economicsSelf-reported behaviorPersonality traitsBig FiveEducational attainmentEducational successSkillsPredictive powerRelative effectivenessStandard taxonomyEconomicsLaborPreferencesData setsLiteratureDifferent strategiesAttainmentMeasuresFiveTraits