期刊名称：DIW Diskussionspapiere / Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Berlin
出版年度：2008
卷号：2008
出版社：Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Berlin
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. There however is a robust wage penalty for an external locus of
control for both men and women.
关键词：Cognitive abilities, personality traits, Five Factor Model, Locus of control,
reciprocity, wages
