This chapter explores the power of personality traits both as predictors and as causes of
academic and economic success, health, and criminal activity. Measured personality is …

This paper explores the interface between personality psychology and economics. We
examine the predictive power of personality and the stability of personality traits over the life …

Happiness is reported in ordered intervals (eg, very, pretty, not too happy). We review and
apply standard statistical results to determine when such data permit identification of two …

In this article, the authors show that people skills are important determinants of labor-market
outcomes, including occupational choice and wages. Technological and organizational …

This paper compares the economic questions addressed by instrumental variables
estimators with those addressed by structural approaches. We discuss Marschak's Maxim …

Around the world we hear considerable talk about creating world-class schools. Usually the
term refers to schools whose students get very high scores on the international comparisons …

This paper develops a framework of the role of interpersonal interactions in the labor market.
Effective interpersonal interactions involve caring and directness. The ability to perform …

The authors use nationally representative survey data and a research design that relies on
contemporaneous within-student and within-teacher comparisons across two academic …

Women are underrepresented in both STEM college majors and STEM jobs. Even with a
STEM college degree, women are significantly less likely to work in STEM occupations than …

Focused on human capital, economists typically explain about half of the gender earnings
gap. For a national sample of MBAs, we account for 82 percent of the gap by incorporating …