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 … and women with similar noncognitive skills enter occupations at very different rates. Women, however, have lower wages on …

economic decisions. -- non-cognitive skills ; Big-Five personality traits ; stability …

excluding Latin American immigrants, the observable skills of immigrants are similar in the three countries. These patterns …

Empirical studies of the role of non-cognitive skills in driving economic behavior often rely heavily on the assumption … that these skills are stable over the relevant time frame. We analyze the change in a specific non-cognitive skill, i … 50 percent. Those researchers wishing to analyze the economic consequences of non-cognitive skills should consider (i …