education and more work experience, while cognitive ability and conscientiousness lead to higher education and high-paying jobs. …

childhood health and cognitive skills at ages 7 and 10, educational and occupational choice at age 16-20, employment, earnings … and occupation at age 36-40, and pension income at age 71. Leveraging quasi-random variation in eligibility by birth date …, we find very substantial increases in employment (especially in the public sector) and income among women, alongside …

We identify earnings impacts of exposure to an infant health intervention in Sweden, using individual linked … more likely to score in the top quintile. Subsequent gains, in secondary schooling, employment, and earnings, are …

childhood health and cognitive skills at ages 7 and 10, educational and occupational choice at age 16-20, employment, earnings … and occupation at age 36-40, and pension income at age 71. Leveraging quasi-random variation in eligibility by birth date …, we find very substantial increases in employment (especially in the public sector) and income among women, alongside …

, risk preference (risk aversion, prudence, and temperance), social value orientation, theory of mind, personality (Big Five …

We present the first comprehensive evidence on the role of cognitive ability and personality traits in the selection of … office-eligible population in both intelligence and personality tests that capture three dimensions of cognitive and seven … also assess the relative importance of cognitive abilities and personality traits, present evidence of no trade …

number of life events on the Big Five personality traits and locus of control. A subset of life events have large impacts on … then demonstrate that treating personality traits as fixed can lead to biased estimates of their relationship with …