{"type":"script","doc_desc":{"producers":[{"name":"Reproducibility WBG","abbr":"DIME","affiliation":"World Bank - Development Impact Department","role":"Verification and preparation of metadata"}],"prod_date":"2025-07-21","version":"1"},"project_desc":{"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Martina Kirchberger","affiliation":"Trinity College Dublin","email":"martina.kirchberger@tcd.ie"},{"name":"Mathias Allemand","affiliation":"University of Zurich","email":"m.allemand@psychologie.uzh.ch"},{"name":"Sveta Milusheva","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"smilusheva@worldbank.org"},{"name":"Carol Newman","affiliation":"Trinity College Dublin","email":"cnewman@tcd.ie"},{"name":"Brent W Roberts","affiliation":"University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign","email":"bwrobrts@illinois.edu"},{"name":"Vincent Thorne","affiliation":"Paris School of Economics","email":"vincent.thorne@psemail.eu"}],"title_statement":{"title":"Reproducibility package for Conscientiousness In The Workplace: Evidence From A Field Experiment In West Africa","idno":"PP_SEN_2025_393"},"data_statement":"All data is not yet publicly available but is expected to be made available through the World Bank Microdata Library in the future.","software":[{"name":"Stata","version":"18 MP"}],"scripts":[{"title":"Reproducibility package for Conscientiousness In The Workplace: Evidence From A Field Experiment In West Africa","date":"2025-07","notes":"Computational reproducibility verified by Development Impact (DIME) Analytics team, World Bank.","instructions":"See README in reproducibility package.","file_name":"PP_SEN_2025_393","zip_package":"PP_SEN_2025_393.zip","dependencies":"Stata dependencies are listed in the ado folder."}],"repository_uri":[{"name":"Reproducible Research Repository (World Bank)","uri":"https:\/\/reproducibility.worldbank.org"}],"production_date":"2025-07-21","abstract":"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\nthat 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.","geographic_units":[{"name":"Senegal","code":"SEN"}],"keywords":[{"name":"Non-Cognitive Skills"},{"name":"Labor Markets"},{"name":"Conscientiousness"}],"topics":[{"id":"J24","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Human Capital \u2022 Skills \u2022 Occupational Choice \u2022 Labor Productivity","parent_id":"J2"},{"id":" M53","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Training","parent_id":"M5"},{"id":" O15","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Human Resources \u2022 Human Development \u2022 Income Distribution \u2022 Migration","parent_id":"O1"}],"output":[{"type":"Journal Article","description":"Journal Articles","title":"Conscientiousness In The Workplace: Evidence From A Field Experiment In West Africa"}],"language":[{"name":"English","code":"EN"}],"technology_requirements":"~ 30 minutes","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.","license":[{"name":"Modified BSD3","uri":"https:\/\/opensource.org\/license\/bsd-3-clause\/"}],"contacts":[{"name":"Martina Kirchberger","affiliation":"Trinity College Dublin","email":"martina.kirchberger@tcd.ie"},{"name":"Reproducibility WBG","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"reproducibility@worldbank.org"}],"datasets":[{"name":"Senegal Worker Survey ","note":"Source: Primary data collection by research team Collection Period: Baseline: April 2019; Mid-line: January 2020; End-line: May 2020.\nLocation: data\/1_raw","access_type":"Forthcoming on The World Bank Microdata Library."},{"name":"Workforce Administrative Data","note":"Source: Personnel records of the multinational construction company shared with the authors. \nLocation: data\/1_raw\/admin-data.dta.","access_type":"Included in the package."}],"technology_environment":"Paper exhibits were reproduced on a computer with the following specifications:\n\u2022 OS: Windows 11 Enterprise\n\u2022 Processor: INTEL(R) XEON(R) PLATINUM 8562Y+ 2.80 GHz (4 processors)\n\u2022 Memory available: 32.0 GB\n\u2022 Software version: Stata 18.0 MP\n","reproduction_instructions":"1. **Secure Access to Data:** Access the datasets not included in the package. See subsection Datasets and the README for more details.\n2. **Download and Place Data:** Once the data is downloaded, users should place it in the appropriate folder.\n3. **Run the Package:** After placing the data in the folder:\n      - Open the do-file \"run-all\"\n      - Update the globals in line 12 to your folder's location and run the do-file\n\nSince 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."},"tags":[{"tag":"DOI"},{"tag":"Limited-access data"},{"tag":"Open Code"}],"schematype":"script"}