The effect of schooling and ability on achievement test scores

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 39-98

  Hansen, Karsten T ^a   Heckman, James J ^b,c   Mullen, Kathleen J ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ability; Education; Latent variables; MCMC; Selection

Indexed keywords

ABILITY TESTING; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SELECTION;

IQ TESTING; LATENT VARIABLES; MCMC;

EDUCATION;

EID: 2342523279     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2003.10.011     Document Type: Article

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