This paper uses administrative data from Sweden to document trends in the labor market returns to skills. Between 1992 and 2013, the economic return to noncognitive skill—a psychologist-assessed measure of teamwork and leadership skill—roughly doubled. The return to cognitive skill was relatively stable and decreased modestly during the 2000s, however. Among men with similar levels of education, the return to noncognitive skill is higher than the return to cognitive skill. The increasing return to noncognitive skill is driven by changes at the top of the wage distribution and by sorting into higher-paying occupations. (JEL I26, J24, J31)

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越来越多地回归非认知技能

本文使用瑞典的行政数据来记录劳动力市场技能回报的趋势。从 1992 年到 2013 年，非认知技能的经济回报——一种由心理学家评估的团队合作和领导技能的衡量标准——大约翻了一番。然而，认知技能的恢复相对稳定，并在 2000 年代略有下降。在教育水平相近的男性中，非认知技能的回归高于认知技能的回归。工资分配顶端的变化和高薪职业的分类推动了非认知技能的回报不断增加。(JEL I26, J24, J31)