蝌蚪网 Journal:
Applied Economics
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The Rising Return to Noncognitive Skill
蝌蚪网 Journal: Applied Economics
(pp. 78–100)
Abstract
This paper uses administrative data from Sweden to document trends in the labor market returns to skills. Between 1992 and 2013, the economic return to noncognitive skill鈦犫�攁 psychologist-assessed measure of teamwork and leadership skill鈦犫�攔oughly doubled. The return to cognitive skill was relatively stable and decreased modestly during the 2000s, however. Among men with similar levels of education, the return to noncognitive skill is higher than the return to cognitive skill. The increasing return to noncognitive skill is driven by changes at the top of the wage distribution and by sorting into higher-paying occupations.Citation
Edin, Per-Anders, Peter Fredriksson, Martin Nybom, and Bj枚rn 脰ckert. 2022. "The Rising Return to Noncognitive Skill." 蝌蚪网 Journal: Applied Economics 14 (2): 78–100. DOI: 10.1257/app.20190199Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- I26 Returns to Education
- J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials