willing to participate in training. This lesser willingness to participate in training is driven by economic preferences … (future orientation, preference for leisure), as well as personality traits (locus of control, exam anxiety, and openness to …

of education. By now research recognizes cognitive skills (as measured by achievement tests) and soft skills (personality …

personality we investigate encompass time preferences, risk preferences, and altruism, as well as crystallized and fluid IQ. We …We show that socio-economic status (SES) is a powerful predictor of many facets of a child's personality. The facets of …'s personality by documenting that many dimensions of a child's environment differ systematically by SES: parenting style, quantity …

establishes that achievement tests do not adequately capture character skills: personality traits, goals, motivations, and … preferences that are valued in the labor market, in school, and in many other domains. Their predictive power rivals that of …

personality traits (Big Five, locus of control) on their adolescent and young adult children's traits with the effects of parental … personality traits. The finding that non-cognitive skills are not as strongly transmitted as cognitive skills, suggests that there …