Unemployment Persistence: How Important Are Non-Cognitive Skills?

Using a random effects dynamic panel data model and the 2000-2008 waves of the German SOEP this paper shows that non-cognitive skills have a predictive power on unemployment transitions.

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Year of publication:	2012-06
Authors:	Blázquez Cuesta, Maite ; Budría, Santiago
Institutions:	Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	non-cognitive skills \| dynamic random effects model \| unemployment persistence

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IZA Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 6654 14 pages
Classification:	C33 - Models with Panel Data ; J64 - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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