Ability Bias

Ability Bias is a type of test bias in which the construct of ability is differentially defined or measured across groups, leading to systematic advantages or disadvantages in test performance based on the misalignment between the assessed abilities and the actual abilities relevant to the target domain.

Publications

6.8K

Citations

149

Authors

108

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Test Bias

Publications

Cities and Skills

Edward L. Glaeser, David C. Maré · Journal of Labor Economics · 2001 · 1.1K citations

Social Sciences, Economics, Urban Studies +17

Education and Self-Selection

Robert J. Willis, Sherwin Rosen · Journal of Political Economy · 1979 · 800 citations · Full text

Education, Higher Education, Secondary Education +13

A Model-Based Standardization Approach that Separates True Bias/DIF from Group Ability Differences and Detects Test Bias/DTF as well as Item Bias/DIF

Robin T. Shealy, William Stout · Psychometrika · 1993 · 661 citations

Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Measurement +17

Returns to Education: The Causal Effects of Education on Earnings, Health, and Smoking

James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, Gregory Veramendi · Journal of Political Economy · 2018 · 347 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Economics, Education Policy +15

The Impact of Host-Country Schooling on Earnings: A Study of Male Immigrants in the United States

Bernt Bratsberg, James F. Ragan · The Journal of Human Resources · 2002 · 262 citations

Humanities, Demography, Higher Education +17

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Authors

149

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James J. Heckman
University of Chicago, United States
3 publications · 493 citations
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David C. Maré
Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, New Zealand
3 publications · 1.2K citations
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John Eric Humphries
University of Virginia, United States
2 publications · 365 citations
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Augustin de Coulon
King's College London, United Kingdom
2 publications · 87 citations
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Edward L. Glaeser
Harvard University, United States
2 publications · 1.2K citations
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Institutions

108

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Venues

SSRN Electronic Journal
Repository · 6 publications · 174 citations
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RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
Repository · 5 publications · 131 citations
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Journal of Labor Economics
JOLE · 4 publications · 1.6K citations
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The Review of Economics and Statistics
2 publications · 325 citations
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Intelligence
2 publications · 177 citations
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