Showing posts with label cognitive ability. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cognitive ability. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
The importance of cognitive and social skills for the duration of unemployment
Verena Niepel
This paper studies how cognitive and social skills in childhood are related to the duration of unemployment in adolescence and early adulthood. I estimate a flexible proportional hazard rate model for the probability of making a transition from unemployment to employment during an individual's first unemployment spell. The analysis is based on British cohort data from the National Child Development Study. Results show that higher cognitive and social skills at the age of 7 are associated with an increased probability of finding employment, even when controlling for educational attainment. For men, these effects are mostly driven by individuals with low social skills. The results are robust to controlling for family background, parenting activities and school characteristics.
This paper studies how cognitive and social skills in childhood are related to the duration of unemployment in adolescence and early adulthood. I estimate a flexible proportional hazard rate model for the probability of making a transition from unemployment to employment during an individual's first unemployment spell. The analysis is based on British cohort data from the National Child Development Study. Results show that higher cognitive and social skills at the age of 7 are associated with an increased probability of finding employment, even when controlling for educational attainment. For men, these effects are mostly driven by individuals with low social skills. The results are robust to controlling for family background, parenting activities and school characteristics.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Smart boy wanted: longevity and intelligence
Economists are interested in the returns to cognitive ability. One fairly basic return is longevity: smarter people live longer. But why? An obvious explanation is that they make better choices, avoiding the Darwin Awards for example. A more specific hypothesis is that they cope better with adversity and hence live longer. Some experimental evidence is detailed here. Don't worry: it uses bees.
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