We study dynamic task allocation when providers' expertise evolves endogenously through training. characterize optimal assignment protocols and compare them to discretionary procedures, where it is the clients who select their service providers. Our results indicate that welfare gains from centralization are greater tasks arrive more rapidly, training technologies improve. Monitoring seniors' b...

Current research has shown that basic visual networks, such as the magnocellular system, may play a crucial role in reading deficits related to dyslexia. The current study explored the relationship between magnocellular activity and reading abilities; we examined the hypothesis that a repeated usage of the magnocellular stream may improve reading by strengthening crucial neural pathways. Visual...

Cognitive training programs can have significant benefits. However, their efficacy is often reduced for those of advanced age or lower cognitive ability. Using older adult participants, we examined the role of self-initiation of cognitive control in a training program that targets recollection memory. Relative time spent on an open-ended, intentional encoding task that requires the self-initiat...