On the interpretation of non-cognitive skills What is being measured and why it matters

• Main Authors: Humphries, John Eric, Kosse, Fabian
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin 2017
• Series: SOEPpapers on multidisciplinary panel data research at DIW Berlin
• Subjects: Berufserfolg; Bildungsertrag; Empirische Forschung; Messung; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Persönlichkeitspsychologie; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsforschung; Qualifikationsmerkmal; Qualifikationsniveau; Soziale Qualifikation

"Across academic sub-fields such as labor, education, and behavioral economics, the measurement and interpretation of non-cognitive skills varies widely. As a result, it is difficult to compare results on the importance of non-cognitive skills across literatures. Drawing from these literatures,...