Why your personality might be affecting your salary – and how it shapes the gender pay gap

By Weilong Zhang, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Cambridge

When we think about what affects wages, we often focus on education, work experience or even sheer luck. But what about personality traits? Are they simply part of who we are, or do they play a larger role in determining our labour market success?

Recent research my colleagues and I conducted explores this question, uncovering how personality influences pay and job prospects – and even helps explain part of the persistent gender wage gap.

Using data from Germany’s Socio-Economic…

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