Beyond qualifications

Returns to cognitive and socio-emotional skills in Colombia

This paper examines the relationship between individuals' skills and labor market outcomes for the working-age population of Colombia's urban areas. Using a 2012 unique household survey, the paper finds that cognitive skills (aptitudes to perform mental tasks such as comprehension or reaso...

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Volume:	7430
Main Author:	Acosta, Pablo Muller, Noël Sarzosa, Miguel
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Place of publication:	Washington, DC Social Protection and Labor Global Practice Group 2015 The World Bank
Data of publication:	2015
Series:	Policy research working paper
Subjects:	Bildungsertrag Privathaushalt Qualifikation Kolumbien Ballungsraum Statistik Arbeitspapier Soziale Kompetenz Berufsbildung LATENT SKILLS COGNITIVE SKILLS UNOBSERVED HETEROGENEITY LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES RETURNS TO SKILLS SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS PERSONALITY TRAITS
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
Database:	FIS Bildung Literaturdatenbank World Bank e-Library World Bank e-Library Research Working Papers ECONIS Database information Databases - DBIS