Pietro Sancassani
Biographic Data
| ID | 5730045 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pietro Sancassani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pietro |
| FAMILY NAME | Sancassani |
| SIGNATURE | SANCASSANI P |
| AFFILIATIONS | ifo Institute & University of Munich |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3781-437X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Patience and Subnational Differences in Human Capital
Decisions to invest in human capital depend on people's time preferences. This paper shows that differences in patience are closely related to substantial subnational differences in educational achievement, leading to new perspectives on long-standing within-country disparities. We use social media data—Facebook interests—to construct novel regional measures of patience within Italy and the United States. The approach is first validated with a cr…
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Patience and Subnational Differences in Human Capital
Decisions to invest in human capital depend on people's time preferences. This paper shows that differences in patience are closely related to substantial subnational differences in educational achievement, leading to new perspectives on long-standing within-country disparities. We use social media data—Facebook interests—to construct novel regional measures of patience within Italy and the United States. The approach is first validated with a cr…
Business (1 work) · Capital (architecture (1 work) · Economics (1 work) · Geography (1 work) · Human capital (1 work) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (1 work) · Market economy (1 work) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (1 work) · Patience (1 work) · Psychology (1 work)