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On the Interpretation of Non-Cognitive Skills: What Is Being Measured and Why It Matters
Humphries, John Eric; Kosse, Fabian - 2016
measured into underlying personality traits and economic preferences. We demonstrate that the construction of the non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653125
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On the interpretation of non-cognitive skills : what is being measured and why it matters
Humphries, John Eric; Kosse, Fabian - 2016
measured into underlying personality traits and economic preferences. We demonstrate that the construction of the non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011572150
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On the interpretation of non-cognitive skills : what is being measured and why it matters
Humphries, John Eric; Kosse, Fabian - 2016
measured into underlying personality traits and economic preferences. We demonstrate that the construction of the non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011594151
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On the Interpretation of Non-Cognitive Skills : What is Being Measured and Why it Matters
Humphries, John Eric - 2016
measured into underlying personality traits and economic preferences. We demonstrate that the construction of the non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012978150
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Why do low-educated workers invest less in further training?
Fouarge, Didier; Schils, Trudie; Grip, Andries de - 2010
willing to participate in training. This lesser willingness to participate in training is driven by economic preferences … (future orientation, preference for leisure), as well as personality traits (locus of control, exam anxiety, and openness to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274580
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Limited self-knowledge and survey response behavior
Falk, Armin; Neuber, Thomas; Strack, Philipp - 2021
We study response behavior in surveys and show how the explanatory power of selfreports can be improved. First, we develop a choice model of survey response behavior under the assumption that the respondent has imperfect self-knowledge about her individual characteristics. In panel data, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012603387
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Limited Self-Knowledge and Survey Response Behavior
Falk, Armin; Neuber, Thomas; Strack, Philipp - 2021
We study response behavior in surveys and show how the explanatory power of self-reports can be improved. First, we develop a choice model of survey response behavior under the assumption that the respondent has imperfect self-knowledge about her individual characteristics. In panel data, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012658105
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Limited self-knowledge and survey response behavior
Falk, Armin; Neuber, Thomas; Strack, Philipp - 2021
We study response behavior in surveys and show how the explanatory power of self-reports can be improved. First, we develop a choice model of survey response behavior under the assumption that the respondent has imperfect self-knowledge about her individual characteristics. In panel data, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012588630
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Why Do Low-Educated Workers Invest Less in Further Training?
Fouarge, Didier; Schils, Trudie; de Grip, Andries - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
willing to participate in training. This lesser willingness to participate in training is driven by economic preferences … (future orientation, preference for leisure), as well as personality traits (locus of control, exam anxiety, and openness to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008564692
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Firms and skills: The evolution of worker sorting
Håkanson, Christina; Lindqvist, Erik; Vlachos, Jonas - 2015
We document a significant increase in the sorting of workers by cognitive and non-cognitive skills across Swedish firms between 1986 and 2008. The weight of the evidence suggests that the increase in sorting is due to stronger complementarities between worker skills and technology. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011442460