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Journal of Economic Literature: Vol. 39 No. 4 (December 2001)
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JEL Indexes (Members Only)The Determinants of Earnings: A Behavioral Approach
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Bowles, Samuel,
Herbert Gintis, and
Melissa Osborne. 2001. "The Determinants of Earnings: A Behavioral Approach."
Journal of Economic Literature,
39(4): 1137-1176.
DOI: 10.1257/jel.39.4.1137
DOI: 10.1257/jel.39.4.1137
Abstract
We survey the determinants of earnings and propose a framework for understanding labor market success. We suggest that the advantages of the children of successful parents go considerably beyond the benefits of superior education, the inheritance of wealth, or the genetic inheritance of cognitive ability. We suggest that noncognitive personality variables, such as attitudes towards risk, ability to adapt to new economic conditions, hard work, and the rate of time preference affect both earning and the transmission of economic status across generations.
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Bowles, Samuel (Sante Fe Institute and U MA)
Gintis, Herbert (U MA and Santa Fe Institute)
Osborne, Melissa (Towson U)
Gintis, Herbert (U MA and Santa Fe Institute)
Osborne, Melissa (Towson U)
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J31: Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
