There is a fundamental difference between the natural and the social sciences due to reactivity. This difference … social science, namely reactivity, i.e. human beings systematically respond to economic data, and in particular to …

entrepreneurship literature has emphasised the important role of personality traits as predictors for start-up decisions and business … administrative-survey data allows us to incorporate usually unobserved personality measures in the evaluation and investigate their … that concerns about potential overestimation of programme effects in absence of personality measures might be less …

and average personality traits. …

panel, we investigate to what extent personality traits, human capital, and the employment history influence the start …

processes. We test experimentally whether revealing information on personality data impacts on pro-social behaviour as measured …Many modern organisations collect data on individuals' personality traits as part of their human resource selection … in a one-shot modified dictator game and a public goods game. Our focus is on the personality trait of agreeableness …

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 …

A nascent but burgeoning literature examines the importance of non-cognitive skills in determining success across many … number of life events on the Big Five personality traits and locus of control. A subset of life events have large impacts on … these non-cognitive skills, especially on locus of control. For some events, these impacts persist in the medium-run. We …

instantaneous utility of an individual directly and via cognitive load. Coping can be under the control of the individual or more …-consistent personality and environment. We explain when stressors reduce income. We also explain under which conditions rising income does …

correlations with a Big Five personality measure and is correlated with actual risk-taking behaviour. The results suggest that the …