This paper studies the role of cognitive skills, socioemotional skills, aspirations and expectations on the likelihood of being NEET (not in education, employment or training) using a novel sample of 15 to 24 year old residents of seven Latin American and Caribbean countries. After controlling for sociodemographic household conditions, we find that numeracy and literacy skills, core self‐evaluation, extraversion and educational aspirations are robust correlates of being NEET. We also find cross country heterogeneity. That is, in some countries, passion and perseverance for long‐term goals, neuroticism and labour market information biases are additional factors associated with being NEET. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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未在拉丁美洲和加勒比地区接受教育、就业或培训的青年：技能、抱负和信息

本文使用来自七个拉丁美洲和加勒比国家的 15 至 24 岁居民的新样本，研究认知技能、社会情感技能、愿望和期望对成为 NEET（非教育、就业或培训）可能性的作用。在控制了社会人口家庭条件后，我们发现算术和识字技能、核心自我评估、外向性和教育愿望与 NEET 密切相关。我们还发现了跨国异质性。也就是说，在一些国家，对长期目标的热情和毅力、神经质和劳动力市场信息偏差是与 NEET 相关的额外因素。© 2020 约翰威利父子公司