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Tuomas Pekkarinen

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The timing of puberty and gender differences in educational achievement

2017

In this paper, we study the effect of the timing of puberty on educational achievement and examine to what extent the gender differences in the timing of puberty can explain gender differences in achievement. We use British cohort data that combine information on pubertal development with test scores, behavioral outcomes as well as final educational attainment and earnings. Controlling for age 7 cognitive skills and family background, we show that late pubertal development is associated with a slower rate of cognitive skill growth during adolescence. This disadvantage in cognitive development is also reflected in lower levels of educational attainment and earnings for late developed individ…

kognitiiviset taidottulotpubertyeducationJ16attainmentlapsuusmurrosikänon-cognitive skillssukupuolicognitive skillskoulutusddc:330genderadolescenceI20earnings
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Secular rise in economically valuable personality traits

2017

Although trends in many physical characteristics and cognitive capabilities of modern humans are well-documented, less is known about how personality traits have evolved over time. We analyze data from a standardized personality test administered to 79% of Finnish men born between 1962 and 1976 (n = 419,523) and find steady increases in personality traits that predict higher income in later life. The magnitudes of these trends are similar to the simultaneous increase in cognitive abilities, at 0.2-0.6 SD during the 15-y window. When anchored to earnings, the change in personality traits amounts to a 12% increase. Both personality and cognitive ability have consistent associations with famil…

kognitiiviset taidottulotMaleParentsPersonality Inventorymedia_common.quotation_subjecttulotasoCROSS-TEMPORAL METAANALYSISSocial Sciences050109 social psychologySTUDENTSBig Five personality traits and cultureDevelopmental psychologyPSYCHOLOGYCognitionGENERATION MEcognitive ability0502 economics and businessPersonalityHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciences050207 economicsPersonality testBig Five personality traitsta512media_commonMultidisciplinaryta511EarningsIQ GAINSSiblings05 social sciencespersoonallisuuden piirteetcohort effectsCognitionFlynn effectEDUCATIONBIRTH COHORT DIFFERENCESPERFORMANCEABILITYFlynn effectCohort effectIncomepersonality traitsINSTITUTIONS511 EconomicsPsychologyearningsPersonality
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Cognitive consequences of the timing of puberty

2018

In this paper, we use British cohort data to study the degree to which children at different stages of pubertal development at age 11 and 16 differ in their cognitive and behavioral outcomes at age 16 as well as in their completed educational attainment and adult earnings. Controlling for age 7 cognitive skills, region of birth, father's socioeconomic status and parents’ education, we show that boys’ late pubertal development is associated with lower levels of cognitive skills at 16, lower final educational attainment, and lower earnings in adulthood. For girls we find a similar negative relationship between late puberty and cognitive skills, but only imprecise relationships between the tim…

kognitiiviset taidotOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementEconomics and EconometricsLabour economicseducationwagesDevelopmental psychologysukupuoli03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinepalkat030225 pediatrics0502 economics and businessCognitive developmentta516Cognitive skillAttainment050207 economics10. No inequalitySocioeconomic statusyouthansiotasota511EarningsSkills05 social sciencesPubertytaidotattainmentGenderCognitionta3142murrosikäEducational attainmentAdolescenceNegative relationshipEarningsCohortnuoruusadolescencePsychologyearningsLABOUR ECONOMICS
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