Can Competitiveness predict Education and Labor Market Outcomes? Evidence from Incentivized Choice and Survey Measures.

Autor/inn/en	Buser, Thomas; Niederle, Muriel; Oosterbeek, Hessel
Institution	National Bureau of Economic Research
Titel	Can Competitiveness predict Education and Labor Market Outcomes? Evidence from Incentivized Choice and Survey Measures. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Kann Wettbewerbsfähigkeit den Bildungs- und Berufserfolg vorhersagen? Erkenntnisse aus anreizbasierten Auswahlexperimenten und Befragungen.
Quelle	Cambridge, Mass. (2021), 46 S. PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	NBER working paper. 28916
Beigaben	Illustrationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Risikobereitschaft; Vertrauen; Bildungsabschluss; Einkommenshöhe; Wettbewerbsfähigkeit; Berufserfolg; Studienwahl; Auswirkung; Genauigkeit; Geschlechtsspezifik; Prognose; Niederlande
Abstract	"We assess the predictive power of two measures of competitiveness for education and labor market outcomes using a large, representative survey panel. The first is incentivized and is an online adaptation of the laboratory-based Niederle-Vesterlund measure. The second is an unincentivized survey question eliciting general competitiveness on an 11-point scale. Both measures are strong and consistent predictors of income, occupation, completed level of education and field of study. The predictive power of the new unincentivized measure for these outcomes is robust to controlling for other traits, including risk attitudes, confidence and the Big Five personality traits. For most outcomes, the predictive power of competitiveness exceeds that of the other traits. Gender differences in competitiveness can explain 5-10 percent of the observed gender differences in education and labor market outcomes." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2021/4