Posts tagged with 'personality'
July 19, 2023
What does job applicants’ body art signal to employers?
New study directly measures the stigma surrounding job candidates with tattoos and piercings using real recruiters
August 23, 2022
Who is more productive from home?
New survey evidence shows that personality traits matter (a lot)
July 25, 2022
Children benefit from longer parental leave
Study from Denmark shows positive effects on socio-emotional skills and well-being
June 21, 2017
The economic value of Breaking Bad: How misbehavior in school pays off for some kids
By Nicholas W. Papageorge (Johns Hopkins University and IZA) There is growing interest in how schools can shape children’s non-cognitive […]
May 9, 2017
How personality is affected by birth order and birth spacing
The family environment is among the most important factors in the development of a child’s personality. It is evident that […]
February 24, 2017
IZA/IAB Linked Evaluation Dataset: New resource for the analysis of labor market policies
High-quality data are the key to evaluating the effectiveness of labor market policies. While administrative datasets provide detailed and reliable […]
June 3, 2016
How to promote entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship has been shown to account for a large share of job creation and to promote innovation and growth. Hence […]
February 17, 2015
When parents divorce, children’s personality development suffers
Disruptions in family structure are suspected to impede the development of children’s personality, with far-reaching consequences for school performance and […]