Reproducibility package for Conscientiousness In The Workplace: Evidence From A Field Experiment In West Africa
Overview
Despite extensive evidence on the importance of non-cognitive skills for labor market outcomes, to what extent training can affect specific skills in adulthood remains an open question. We conducted a randomized controlled trial with low-skilled employed workers in Senegal where workers were randomly assigned to receive a training intervention designed to affect conscientiousness-related skills. We found
that treated workers were significantly more likely to stay in their job, had higher earnings and better performance grades post intervention. Our findings suggest that non-cognitive skills can be affected later in the life cycle and targeted training can have substantial labor market returns.
Reproducibility Package
| Repository name | URI |
|---|---|
| Reproducible Research Repository (World Bank) | https://reproducibility.worldbank.org |
Reproducibility
Paper exhibits were reproduced on a computer with the following specifications:
• OS: Windows 11 Enterprise
• Processor: INTEL(R) XEON(R) PLATINUM 8562Y+ 2.80 GHz (4 processors)
• Memory available: 32.0 GB
• Software version: Stata 18.0 MP
~ 30 minutes
- Secure Access to Data: Access the datasets not included in the package. See subsection Datasets and the README for more details.
- Download and Place Data: Once the data is downloaded, users should place it in the appropriate folder.
- Run the Package: After placing the data in the folder:
- Open the do-file "run-all"
- Update the globals in line 12 to your folder's location and run the do-file
Since all the data is not included, the package includes the results produced by replicators in the Results folder. These files can be used to review the results presented in the paper.
Data
All data is not yet publicly available but is expected to be made available through the World Bank Microdata Library in the future.
Description
| Author | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Martina Kirchberger | Trinity College Dublin | martina.kirchberger@tcd.ie |
| Mathias Allemand | University of Zurich | m.allemand@psychologie.uzh.ch |
| Sveta Milusheva | World Bank | smilusheva@worldbank.org |
| Carol Newman | Trinity College Dublin | cnewman@tcd.ie |
| Brent W Roberts | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | bwrobrts@illinois.edu |
| Vincent Thorne | Paris School of Economics | vincent.thorne@psemail.eu |
2025-07-21
Scope and coverage
| Location | Code |
|---|---|
| Senegal | SEN |
Disclaimer
The materials in the reproducibility packages are distributed as they were prepared by the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this event do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, the Executive Directors of the World Bank, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the materials included in the reproducibility package.
Access and rights
| Name | URI |
|---|---|
| Modified BSD3 | https://opensource.org/license/bsd-3-clause/ |
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Martina Kirchberger | Trinity College Dublin | martina.kirchberger@tcd.ie |
| Reproducibility WBG | World Bank | reproducibility@worldbank.org |
Information on metadata
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reproducibility WBG | DIME | World Bank - Development Impact Department | Verification and preparation of metadata |
2025-07-21
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