measured into underlying personality traits and economic preferences. We demonstrate that the construction of the non …

number of life events on the Big Five personality traits and locus of control. A subset of life events have large impacts on … then demonstrate that treating personality traits as fixed can lead to biased estimates of their relationship with …

personality we investigate encompass time preferences, risk preferences, and altruism, as well as crystallized and fluid IQ. We …We show that socio-economic status (SES) is a powerful predictor of many facets of a child's personality. The facets of …'s personality by documenting that many dimensions of a child's environment differ systematically by SES: parenting style, quantity …

We examine the association between the personality trait grit and post-compulsory educational choices and trajectories …

This paper reviews several traditions in economic research on preferences as well as research on personality traits in … personality psychology and lists challenges in both fields. We discuss challenges regarding the measurement of preferences and … personality traits, challenges regarding the stability of preferences and traits, and challenges when inferring causality …

This paper investigates the short-term effects of a reduction in the length of high school on students' personality … and across states to identify the effect of schooling on students' Big Five personality traits and on their locus of … students and students from disrupted families showed stronger personality changes following the reform: they became more …

criminal behavior. More precisely, we consider risk and time preferences, personality traits from psychology (Big Five and … locus of control), and a self-control scale from criminology. We find that economic preferences, personality traits, and …

conscientiousness and find that persons who experience declines in the personality distribution between the ages 10 and 16 seem to be …