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dc.contributor.authorMueller, Gerriten
dc.contributor.authorPlug, Eriken
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T16:14:42Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T16:14:42Z-
dc.date.issued2004-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/20518-
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses the Five-Factor Model of personality structure as an organizing framework toexplore the effects of personality on earnings. Using data from a longitudinal survey ofAmerican high school graduates, we find that extroversion, agreeableness,conscientiousness, neuroticism and openness to experience are rewarded/penalizedsignificantly and differentially across genders. Antagonistic, emotionally stable and open menenjoy substantial earnings advantages over otherwise similar individuals. In case of women,the labor market appears to value conscientiousness and openness to experience. Thepositive returns to openness are very similar across genders, suggesting that being creative,unconventional and artistic is equally important for men and women working in all types ofoccupations. Moreover, we find significant gender differences in personality characteristics.Decomposition of personality-based earnings differentials into trait and parameter effectssuggests that gender-atypical traits reduce the earnings advantage that individuals wouldotherwise enjoy under their own-sex wage structure. Overall, we find that the impact ofpersonality on earnings is significant but not large – not trivial either – and comparable to theimpact of differences in cognitive ability.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x1254en
dc.subject.jelJ16en
dc.subject.jelJ31en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordpersonality and wagesen
dc.subject.keywordgender wage gapen
dc.subject.stwPersönlichkeitspsychologieen
dc.subject.stwFrauenarbeitslohnen
dc.subject.stwLohndifferenzierungen
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwVereinigte Staatenen
dc.titleEstimating the Effect of Personality on Male-Female Earnings-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn395906504en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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