Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Tan, Michelle - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
colleagues employed in the same occupation. On balance, women's noncognitive skills give them a slight wage advantage. Finally …This paper examines whether men's and women's noncognitive skills influence their occupational attainment and, if so …, whether this contributes to the disparity in their relative wages. We find that noncognitive skills have a substantial effect …