This study tests whether personality traits are legitimately rewarded in the labour market or whether there are … differing rewards across gender that cannot be explained with productivity. We investigate if personality traits affect the … open are more likely to be among the top earners than men. Other than that, we find small gender differences in personality …

important role in producing both personality and other non-cognitive skills and labor market outcomes is family background …, including genetic endowments. This paper is the first to use sibling differences to estimate the effects of personality on … ability, schooling, occupation, and other factors. Overall, the findings suggest that personality measures are important …