Multidisciplinary Initiatives: Recent submissions
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Lifecycle patterns in the socioeconomic gradient of risk preferences
Published 2015We investigate which socioeconomic groups are most likely to change their risk preferences over the lifecourse using data from a nationally representative German survey and methods to separate age from cohort and period ...Open AccessArticle -
Exploring the role of parental engagement in non-cognitive skill development over the lifecourse
Published 2020We examine the role that parental engagement with child’s education plays in the lifecourse dynamics of locus of control (LOC), one of the most widely studied non-cognitive skills related to economic decision-making. We ...Open AccessArticle -
Understanding the mechanisms through which adverse childhood experiences affect lifetime economic outcomes
Published 2019Over the past two decades, researchers have shown a growing interest in the role of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) – children's confrontation with maltreatment and household dysfunction – in shaping health outcomes. ...Open AccessArticle -
University education and non-cognitive skill development
Published 2018We examine the effect of university education on students’ non-cognitive skills (NCS) using high-quality Australian longitudinal data. To isolate the skill-building effects of tertiary education, we follow the education ...Open AccessArticle -
Gender differences in the lifecycle benefits of compulsory schooling policies
Published 2021We estimate the lifecycle benefits of policies that raise the minimum school leaving age (MSLA). Using a difference-in-differences method, we estimate the causal impact of two adjacent Australian state reforms that extended ...Open AccessArticle