Abstract
There is a growing interest in economics in role played by in explaining labour market behaviour. Research to date points to Big-5 traits being a possible determinant of wages and employment. However, most of this research is based on assumption that is exogenous. This paper examines potential endogeneity of in context of employment behaviour amongst Irish women. A quasi-experimental design, generated by implementation and abolition of so-called Bar, is employed. The Marriage Bar was legal requirement that women leave paid employment upon getting married in Ireland. Because this law was abolished only in 1970s, many of women affected are still alive and are among respondents in The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. The identification strategy is based on comparison of two groups of women affected by Marriage Bar. The comparison is between those who returned to employment after being forced to leave labour market and those who did not. The analysis supports view that researchers interested in relationship between Big-5 and labour market outcomes should not view potential problem of the endogeneity of personality as a problem.
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