摘要：We analyze the role of personality in o ccupational choice and wages using data from Ger-many for the years 1992 to 2009. Characterizing personality by use of seven complementarymeasures, the empirical findings show that it is an important determinant of o ccupationalchoice. Associated with that, identical personality traits are di.erently rewarded across oc-cupations. By evaluating di.erent personality profiles, we estimate the in.uence of person-ality as a whole. The estimates establish o ccupation-specific patterns of significant returnsto particular personality profiles. These findings underline the importance to consider theoccupational distribution when analyzing returns to personality due to its heterogeneousvaluation
关键词：o ccupational choice; wage di.erentials; Big Five personality traits; locus of;control; measures of reciprocity; SOEP
