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The Labor Market Returns to Cognitive and Noncognitive Ability: Evidence from the Swedish Enlistment
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We use data from the Swedish military enlistment to assess the importance of cognitive and noncognitive ability for labor market outcomes. The measure of noncognitive ability is based on a personal interview conducted by a psychologist. We find strong evidence that men who fare poorly in the labor market—in the sense of unemployment or low annual earnings—lack noncognitive rather than cognitive ability. However, cognitive ability is a stronger predictor of wages for skilled workers and of earnings above the median. (JEL J24, J31, J45)
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- Authors
- Lindqvist, E., & Vestman, R.
- Venue
- American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
- Publisher
- American Economic Association
- Published
- 2011-01-01
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 101-128
- ISSN
- 1945-7782 (ISSN-L)
- 1945-7790
- OpenAlex
- W3122542330
- Cited by
- 676
- References
- 6
- FWCI
- 98.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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