The Importance of Family Income in the Formation and Evolution of Non-Cognitive Skills in Childhood
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- Fletcher, Jason M. & Wolfe, Barbara, 2016. "The importance of family income in the formation and evolution of non-cognitive skills in childhood," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 54(C), pages 143-154.
- Jason M. Fletcher & Barbara Wolfe, 2012. "The Importance of Family Income in the Formation and Evolution of Non-Cognitive Skills in Childhood," CEPR Discussion Papers 665, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University.
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- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
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