TY - JOUR T1 - Teamwork and Human Capital Development JF - Journal of Human Resources JO - J Hum Resour DO - 10.3368/jhr.0121-11400R2 SP - 0121-11400R2 AU - Chunchao Wang AU - Aiping Xiao AU - Yu Zhou Y1 - 2022/03/09 UR - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2022/03/01/jhr.0121-11400R2.abstract N2 - This study investigates how teamwork influences students’ human capital, which is defined to be academic performance and personality traits. In a rural county in China, we randomly select classes in elementary schools and form small teams within the treatment classes. Team members need to complete team activities. We find that the act of forming teams can significantly improve students’ academic performance. Teamwork also causes substantial changes in noncognitive skills. Students in the treatment classes achieve higher scores in conscientiousness, extraversion, openness, and neuroticism but lower scores in agreeableness. These changes indicate a higher level of performance motivation. ER -