Browsing Geary Institute Working Papers by Subject "Ability"

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Can education compensate for low ability? Evidence from British data (version 3.0)

Denny, Kevin ; O'Sullivan, Vincent (University College Dublin; Institute for the Study of Social Change (Geary Institute), 2004-06)

This paper uses cross section data to investigate whether education and ability are substitutes or complements in the determination of earnings. Using a measure of cognitive ability based on tests taken at ages 7 and 11 ...
Political interest, cognitive ability and personality : determinants of voter turnout in Britain

Denny, Kevin ; Doyle, Orla (Geary Institute, 2005)

This paper uses longitudinal data from the National Cohort Development Study (NCDS) to investigate the determinants of voter turnout in the 1997 British General Election. It introduces measures of cognitive ability and ...
Schools, skills, and synapses

Heckman, James J. (University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2008-12-15)

This paper discusses (a) the role of cognitive and noncognitive ability in shaping adult outcomes, (b) the early emergence of differentials in abilities between children of advantaged families and children of disadvantaged ...