's psychometrically derived personality traits and status of their parents on the probability of attaining a white collar occupation over … human capital theory, but finds that personality and parental status also have significant effects on occupational outcomes … personality trait "conscientiousness" is large and rivals that of education. Finally, estimates of separate models for males and …

lying, or both. We provide evidence that personality traits strongly affect relative ability judgments in a pattern that is …

We investigate the influence of personality as measured by the Big Five personality scale on absenteeism using … socio-economic background characteristics along with a Big Five personality scale. Estimates of a Logit model and of count … estimates allow us to test hypotheses on the influence of the Big Five personality traits on work attendance. We find clear …

traits, in particular personality, and the formation and dissolution of marital and cohabiting partnerships. Changing …, relationships between personality traits and the probability of marriage are identical for men and women, which is consistent with … marriage is associated with distinctly different personality profiles for older men and older women, suggesting that gender …

This paper discusses and illustrates identification problems in personality psychology. The measures used by … explained by personality variables. …

, health, and criminal activity. Measured personality is interpreted as a construct derived from an economic model of …This paper explores the power of personality traits both as predictors and as causes of academic and economic success … preferences, constraints, and information. Evidence is reviewed about the "situational specificity" of personality traits and …

personality traits (Big Five, locus of control) on their adolescent and young adult children's traits with the effects of parental … personality traits. The finding that non-cognitive skills are not as strongly transmitted as cognitive skills, suggests that there …

proportions. Besides, we find that adolescents with a resilient personality experience less influence of the neighbourhood context …