2024
The Gender Wage Gap: Skills, Sorting, and Returns
Humphries J, Joensen J, Veramendi G. The Gender Wage Gap: Skills, Sorting, and Returns. AEA Papers And Proceedings 2024, 114: 259-264. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20241026.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
How Early Adolescent Skills and Preferences Shape Economics Education Choices
Fiala L, Humphries J, Joensen J, Karna U, List J, Veramendi G. How Early Adolescent Skills and Preferences Shape Economics Education Choices. AEA Papers And Proceedings 2022, 112: 609-613. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20221037.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2011
The GED
Heckman J, Humphries J, Mader N. The GED. Handbook Of The Economics Of Education 2011, 3: 423-483. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-53429-3.00009-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEducational contextPost-secondary credentialsNoncognitive skillsCognitive equivalenceGeneral Educational Development (GED) credentialScholastic aptitudeHigh school credentialsGED programsGraduation gapHigh school completion ratesHigh school graduatesSchool completion ratesSchool credentialsDropoutLimited opportunitiesMotivationSchool graduatesAptitudeSkillsDeficits