I examine the effects of cognitive ability and personality traits on college graduation in a recent cohort of young … background groups in the personality traits that predict successful completion of college, particularly for men. The implications … concerning educational inequality should include, not just the possibilities for remediating the skill levels of poor children …

We show that socio-economic status (SES) is a powerful predictor of many facets of a child's personality. The facets of … personality we investigate encompass time preferences, risk preferences, and altruism, as well as crystallized and fluid IQ. We …'s personality by documenting that many dimensions of a child's environment differ systematically by SES: parenting style, quantity …

childbearing between socioeconomic groups raise concerns about child wellbeing in poor families and future inequality. This paper …

to cognitive ability are generally consistent across family background groups, personality traits have very different …

education and personality traits. I identify a previously undocumented interaction between education and traits in earnings … generation, which results in important heterogeneity of the net present value of education. Personality traits directly affect … more educated men. Personality and IQ also influence earnings indirectly through educational choice. Surprisingly …