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How important is your personality? Labor market returns to personality for women in the US and UK

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  • Groves, Melissa Osborne, 2005. "How important is your personality? Labor market returns to personality for women in the US and UK," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 26(6), pages 827-841, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:joepsy:v:26:y:2005:i:6:p:827-841
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