Lex Borghans

Research Fellow

Maastricht University

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Lex Borghans (Ph.D. Maastricht University) is professor of labor economics and social policy at the department of economics, Maastricht University. In his research he focused on adjustment processes in the labor market, and the impact of computers on the structure of earnings and the division of labor. Currently his main research activities concern non-cognitive skills, educational production, and educational choice.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in December 2002.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10356
What Grades and Achievement Tests Measure
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn, James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries
published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), 2016, 113 (47), 13354-13359
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10337
Personality and Mental Health: The Role and Substitution Effect of Emotional Stability and Conscientiousness
Caroline Wehner, Trudie Schils, Lex Borghans
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9200
School Quality and the Development of Cognitive Skills between Age Four and Six
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn, Ulf Zölitz
published in: PLOS ONE, 2015, 10(7)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9180
Susceptibility to Default Training Options Across the Population
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2015, 117, 369-379
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8696
Fostering and Measuring Skills: Improving Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills to Promote Lifetime Success
Tim Kautz, James J. Heckman, Ron Diris, Bas ter Weel, Lex Borghans
also available as: OECD Education Working Papers, 2014, No. 110
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8371
Parental Preferences for Primary School Characteristics
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn, Ulf Zölitz
published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy (Contributions), 2015, 15(1), 85–117
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7649
Does Expert Advice Improve Educational Choice?
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn, Anders Stenberg
published in: PLOS ONE, 2015, 10 (12)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7354
International Education and Economic Growth
Jan Bergerhoff, Lex Borghans, Philipp K. Seegers, Tom van Veen
published in: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2013, 2:3
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7214
Default Options and Training Participation
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn
published in: Empirical Economics, 2014, 46 (4), 1417-1428
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7182
The Importance of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation for Measuring IQ
Lex Borghans, Huub Meijers, Bas ter Weel
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2013, 34 (1), 17-28
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