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 J. ; Weel, Bas ter
Institutions:	United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research Institute of Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT)
Subject:	personality traits \| lifecycle effects \| psychology \| economics

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MERIT Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series UNU-MERIT Working Papers Number 010
Classification:	I2 - Education ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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