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. 6077
Wage Effects of On-the-Job Training: A Meta-Analysis
Carla Haelermans, Lex Borghans
published in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2012, 50 (3), 502–528
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5666
Measuring and Interpreting Trends in the Division of Labour in the Netherlands
I. Semih Akçomak, Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel
published in: De Economist, 2011, 159 (4), 435-482
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5605
Identification Problems in Personality Psychology
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn, James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries
published in: Personality and Individual Differences, 2011, 51 (3), 315-320
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5412
Social Support Substitution and the Earnings Rebound: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity in Disability Insurance Reform
Lex Borghans, Anne C. Gielen, Erzo F.P. Luttmer
published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2014, 6 (4), 34-70
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5386
Job Mobility in Europe, Japan and the U.S.
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn
published as 'Job Mobility in Europe, Japan and the United States' in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2012, 50 (3), 436-456
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4870
What Makes a Good Conference? Analysing the Preferences of Labor Economists
Lex Borghans, Margo Romans, Jan Sauermann
published in: Labour Economics, 2010, 17 (5), 868-874
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4445
The Americanization of European Higher Education and Research
Lex Borghans, Frank Cörvers
published in: Charles T. Clotfelter (ed.), American Universities in a Global Market, NBER, 2010
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3985
Gender Differences in Risk Aversion and Ambiguity Aversion
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn, James J. Heckman, Huub Meijers
published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2009, 7(2-3), 649-658
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3792
Understanding the Technology of Computer Technology Diffusion: Explaining Computer Adoption Patterns and Implications for the Wage Structure
Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel
published in: Journal of Income Distribution, 2008, 17 (3-4), 37-70
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3333
The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits
Lex Borghans, Angela Lee Duckworth, James J. Heckman, Bas ter Weel
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2008, 43 (4), 972-1059
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