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 …

implemented the Big Five model of personality. While many personality inventories were originally developed in the context of self … cases we found slightly stronger associations between interviewer and respondent personality in face-to-face settings, the …

-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 …

than men (e.g., Gneezy et al.(2003), Niederle and Vesterlund (2007)). In this paper, we use personality variables to … understand the underlying motives of women (and men) to enter a competition or avoid it. We use the Big Five personality factors …

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 inuence of the GDR's socialist regime on personality, we test an …

Based on a trait-oriented approach, Big Five personality traits have been repeatedly shown to affect entrepreneurial …-prone personality. By using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we show that at least three prototypes can be identified …