Anan WattanakuljarusMalaina Sadettan2023-01-162023-01-162022b214796https://repository.nida.ac.th/handle/662723737/6159Thesis (M. Econ. (Business Economics))--National Institute of Development Administration, 2022This research investigates the significance of cognitive skills and socio-emotional skills in explaining wage variability in less-developed countries such as Lao PDR. The analysis is using an expanded Mincerian model based on data collected from the Skills toward Employment and Productivity (STEP) Household Survey which is a study conducted by the World Bank (2012). The results revealed that for a cognitive skill there are positive and significant relationships between an additional year of schooling, years of work experience and wages. For socio-emotional variables, conscientiousness and agreeableness show a consistently positive relationship with wages and there is a negative correlation between decision making and wages.52 leavesapplication/pdfengThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.e-ThesisLao -- Economic conditionsLao -- Economic policyWages -- LAO PDRtext--thesis--master thesis10.14457/NIDA.the.2022.106