Angrisani, Marco;
Cipriani, Marco;
Guarino, Antonio;
Kendall, Ryan;
Ortiz De Zarate Pina, Julen;
(2024)
Noncognitive Skills at the Time of COVID-19: An Experiment with Professional Traders and Students.
Quarterly Journal of Finance
10.1142/S2010139224400032.
(In press).
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Abstract
We study the stability of non-cognitive skills by comparing experimental data gathered before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a sample of professional traders, we find a significant decrease in Agreeableness and Locus of Control and a moderate decrease in Grit. These patterns are primarily driven by those with more negative experiences of the pandemic. Other skills, such as Trust, Conscientiousness, and Self-Monitoring, are unchanged. We contrast these results with those from a sample of undergraduate students whose non-cognitive skills remain constant (except Conscientiousness). Our findings provide evidence against the stability of some non-cognitive skills, particularly among professional traders.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Noncognitive Skills at the Time of COVID-19: An Experiment with Professional Traders and Students |
| DOI: | 10.1142/S2010139224400032 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1142/S2010139224400032 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Field experiment, financial professionals, non-cognitive skills, trust, locus of control, big 5, self-monitoring, grit, COVID-19 |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Economics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10187948 |
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