The returns to cognitive abilities and personality traits in Germany

被引：224
作者：
Heineck, Guido [1 ]
Anger, Silke [2 ]
机构：
[1] Inst Employment Res IAB, D-90478 Nurnberg, Germany
[2] German Inst Econ Res DIW, Berlin, Germany
来源：
LABOUR ECONOMICS | 2010年 / 17卷 / 03期
关键词：
Cognitive abilities; Personality traits; Five Factor Model; Locus of control; Reciprocity; Wages; JOB-PERFORMANCE; EARNINGS; DIMENSIONS; SKILLS; LOCUS; WAGES; IQ;
D O I：
10.1016/j.labeco.2009.06.001
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
We provide the first joint evidence on the relationship between individuals' cognitive abilities, their personality and earnings for Germany Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study, we employ scores from an ultra-short IQ-test and a set of measures of personality traits, namely locus of control, reciprocity and all basic items from the Five Factor Personality Inventory Our estimates suggest a positive effect of so-called fluid intelligence or speed of cognition on males' wages only Findings for personality traits are more heterogeneous However, there is a robust wage penalty for an external locus of control for both men and women (C) 2009 Elsevier B V All rights reserved
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页码：535 / 546
页数：12
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