The economics and psychology of personality traits

This paper explores the interface between personality psychology and economics. We examine the predictive power of personality and the stability of personality traits over the life cycle. We develop simple analytical frameworks for interpreting the evidence in personality psychology and suggest promising avenues for future research.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Borghans, Lex ; Duckworth, Angela Lee ; Heckman, James Joseph ; ter Weel, Bas
Publisher:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	Verhaltensökonomik \| Persönlichkeitspsychologie \| Kognition \| Personality traits \| lifecycle effects

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Series:	IZA Discussion Papers ; 3333
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	559866917 [GVK] hdl:10419/34948 [Handle]
Classification:	I2 - Education
Source:	EconStor

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