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During the past decade, non-cognitive skills have gained attention as predictors of life outcomes over and above cognitive skills. This paper summarises several of our recent studies investigating the predictive power of the Big Five personality domains and grit on success at work, school and beyond using recent large-scale data. We also explored whether non-cognitive skills beyond the framework of the Big Five substantially add to explaining the variance in these outcomes. Together, these studies demonstrate that non-cognitive skills are largely independent of cognitive skills and that they are incrementally associated with indicators of life success in youth and adulthood. Most of these associations can be generalised across countries. Measures of non-cognitive skills are thus valuable addendums to large-scale assessments like PIAAC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

At the dawn of the twenty-first century, freelance work through online platforms emerged as a new phenomenon, gradually becoming a distinctive feature of the digital economy. This paper traces the development of freelance platform work in the Russian Federation and the wider post-Soviet space. The study utilizes unique data from four online surveys conducted by the authors in 2009, 2011, 2014 and 2019 via the leading general-purpose platform for creative and knowledge-based work, FL.ru operating in the Russian language. The common methodology used to collect and analyse the data from each survey provides an opportunity to shed light on the dynamics of key indicators over the ten-year period. The study investigates socio-demographic characteristics of freelancers and their careers, motivations, working conditions and well-being, as well as the problems that freelancers encounter in their relationships with clients. Overall, the results point to the increased importance of platforms, the diffusion of the new model of work among the wider population, and the persistent informality that may hinder the future development of the online labour market. The lack of basic labour rights, collective representation and social protection is also a pressing concern. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the promotion of integration for migrant domestic workers in Italy. Among the topics discussed are the drivers and effect of growing domestic work sector, immigration policies and their role in domestic sector development, and the socio-demographic profile of domestic workers in Italy. Information regarding the country's domestic workers, families and welfare structure, living and working conditions, and labour rights and employment conditions is presented.

The article presents an outlook on the political, economic and social conditions in Canada as of June 2008. It mentions that the federal-provincial relations continue to pose a challenge as some of the provinces like Quebec have been demanding self governance. It notes that the economy will experience slowdown in growth during 2008-2009. Moreover, the country's social landscape has most of the characteristics of a developed nation such as increase in aged population.

The article examines the impact of the a-g course eligibility to the sociodemographic characteristics in students. A chart is presented that shows the percentage of share students including Asian, Hispanic, African, American and White who have met a-g course subject requirements. On the other hand figures from 7 to 9 show the distribution of units that each ethnic group has accumulated by the end of 12th grade.

The article offers information on the potential challenge might face by the U.S. Census Bureau in the 2020 census due to the sociodemographic profiles of country's population in 1970 and 2015. Topics discussed include the numbers of residents and households in 1970 and in 2015, the growth of population, and the overlap of the categories of people.

The article provides information on the goals of census cost control and accurate and complete coverage, focusing on calls for cost control in the decennial count and sociodemographic factors driving census cost.

The article provides information on the basic demographic structure of Lebanon as of May 2012. It offers an overview of the country's population by land area and major cities, the climate and weather, and the languages spoken. It also includes information on the country's currency and foreign exchange rates, the time zone, and the public holidays.

The article provides information on the basic data of Serbia. An overview is presented on the country's population, total land area, and main cities and towns. It indicates the country's languages, climate, currency, and public holidays. Moreover, it mentions that the hottest weather is experienced in Belgrade every July while the coldest weather happens in January.

The article offers information about Norway, a country comprising the Svalbard islands and Jan Mayen Island. The country has a total of 385,155 square kilometer, with three percent of it is devoted to agricultural while another 22 percent is to forestry. Its city-regions are Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, and Trondheim. Its public holidays, moreover, include January 1st, December 25th, December 26th, and May 1st.