The Effect of Ability on Young Men's Self‐Employment Decision: Evidence from the NELS
利用NELS数据，研究了年轻男性在进入劳动力市场前的能力如何影响其自雇决策，发现认知能力和非认知能力是方向相反的重要预测因素，且非认知能力在青少年时期更具可塑性。
Using the National Educational Longitudinal Study data, we examine the role of pre‐market abilities on young men's self‐employment decision. Our results indicate that cognitive and non‐cognitive abilities are two important, in opposing directions, predictors of self‐employment. We also find that cognitive and non‐cognitive abilities may differ in their malleability with the latter being more malleable during adolescence.