The effects of personality on earnings

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 363-384

  Nyhus, Ellen K ^a   Pons, Empar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gender differentials; Personality; Wage setting

Indexed keywords

EID: 17144391898     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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