• Job and worker density and transit network dynamics 

      Li, Manman; Cui, Mengying; Levinson, David M.
      Published 2021
      This paper proposes a general framework to explore the interaction between land use and transport systems. Hypotheses about those relationships are generated. A series of statistical tests are conducted to explain the ...
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    • Network Econometrics and the Evolution of Transport Systems 

      Wang, Yingshuo
      Published 2021-12-08
      This thesis systematically develops a network correlation matrix that explicitly distinguishes competitive and complementary link pairs in transportation networks. Embedding the matrix in network econometric analysis, this ...
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    • The stability of personality traits in adolescence and young adulthood 

      Elkins, Rosemary K; Kassenboehmer, Sonja C; Schurer, Stefanie
      Published 2017
      Models of economic decision-making usually assume that personality is stable over time. We assess the validity of this assumption over an eight-year time frame in adolescence and young adulthood using nationally representative ...
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    • Inequality in personality over the life cycle 

      Gensowski, Miriam; Gørtz, Mette; Schurer, Stefanie
      Published 2021
      We document gender and socioeconomic inequalities in personality over the life cycle (age 18–75), using the Big Five 2 (BFI-2) inventory linked to administrative data on a large Danish population. We estimate life-cycle ...
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    • Does education strengthen the life skills of adolescents? 

      Schurer, Stefanie
      Published 2017
      Life skills, sometimes referred to as noncognitive skills or personality traits (e.g. conscientiousness or locus of control—the belief to influence events and their outcomes), affect labor market productivity. Policy makers ...
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