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Title: Locus of Control and Human Capital Investment Revisited
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Cebi, Merve |
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Locus of Control and Human Capital Investment Revisited Journal of Human Resources 42,4 (Fall 2007): 919-932. Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40057334 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press Keyword(s): Child Development; Cognitive Development; Fertility; Human Capital; Labor Market Outcomes; Locus of Control (see Rotter Scale); Modeling; Occupational Choice; Teenagers This paper examines the effect of teenagers' outlooks--specified as their locus of control--on educational attainment and labor market outcomes. I replicate the study of Coleman and DeLeire (2003) and test the predictions of their theoretical model using a different data set--National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY). The findings fail to support the predictions of the model and suggest that locus of control is not a significant determinant of educational outcomes once cognitive ability is controlled for; however, locus of control is rewarded in the labor market later in life. |
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Cebi, Merve. "Locus of Control and Human Capital Investment Revisited." Journal of Human Resources 42,4 (Fall 2007): 919-932.
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