@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp6654, author={Cuesta, Maite Blázquez and Budría, Santiago}, title={Unemployment Persistence: How Important Are Non-Cognitive Skills?}, year={2012}, month={Jun}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={6654}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp6654}, abstract={Using a random effects dynamic panel data model and the 2000-2008 waves of the German SOEP this paper shows that non-cognitive skills have a predictive power on unemployment transitions.}, keywords={unemployment persistence;dynamic random effects model;non-cognitive skills}, }