wage increases on personality. The degree to which each worker's wage is intended to be affected by the reform is used as … on personality traits. As the confidence intervals indicate, any substantial effects of wage increases on personality are …

-subject heterogeneity. We explore the prevalence and determinants of positional income concerns, investigating the role of personality and … economic preferences. Our results establish robust relationships between positional income concerns and the personality traits …

This paper investigates the influence of political regimes on personality, using the separation of Germany into the … differences between former GDR and FRG residents regarding important attributes of personality (particularly the locus of control …, neuroticism, conscientiousness, and openness). To understand the influence of the GDR's socialist regime on personality, we test …

Aims: To investigate cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between personality and smoking, and test whether … years). Measurements: Personality traits of the Five-Factor Model (extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness …-smoker, and never smoker), smoking initiation, smoking relapse, and smoking cessation. Associations between personality and …

search for birth-order effects on personality has not yet resulted in conclusive findings. We used data from three large … research question. This data base allowed us to identify even very small effects of birth order on personality with … designs, we must conclude that birth order does not have a lasting effect on broad personality traits outside of the …

The human personality predicts a wide range of activities and occupational choices - from musical sophistication to … entrepreneurial careers. However, which method should be applied if information on personality traits is used for prediction and …

over the life course. While absolute stability has been generally rejected, the extent to which LOC and thus personality … the stated LOC is biased during unemployment but the underlying personality trait itself is not affected. …

Personality is a powerful predictor of central life outcomes, including subjective well-being. Yet, we still know … little about how personality manifests in the very last years of life when well-being typically falls rapidly. Here, we … investigate whether the Big Five personality traits buffer (or magnify) terminal decline in well-being beyond and in interaction …

personality traits and jobs' expert-rated personality demands on earnings. Results from a response surface analysis indicated that … the fit between individuals' actual personality and the personality demands of their jobs is a predictor of income … fits their personality. Thus, at least for some traits, economic success depends not only on having a "successful …

and the survival as an employer in the same direction, we show that none of the personality traits affect the two outcomes …