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Noncognitive skills in economics: Models, measurement, and empirical evidence
There is an increasing economic literature considering personality. This paper provides an overview on the role of these skills regarding three main aspects of economic analysis: measurement, theoretical modeling, and empirical estimates. Based on the relevant literature from different disciplines, the common psychometric measures used to assess personality are discussed. A recently proposed theoretical framework of human capital production takes personality explicitly into account. It is reviewed to clarify the understanding of crucial features of skill development. Based on these foundations, the main results of the empirical literature regarding noncognitive skills are classified along the research questions and summarized.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 09-076
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Education and Research Institutions: General
Education: Government Policy
Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
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noncognitive skills
personality
human capital formation
psychometric measures
Persönlichkeitspsychologie
Kognition
Qualifikation
Bildungsinvestition
Theorie
Welt
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Thiel, Hendrik
Thomsen, Stephan L.
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Veröffentlichung
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Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
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Mannheim
- (when)
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2009
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- Thiel, Hendrik
- Thomsen, Stephan L.
- Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
Time of origin
- 2009
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