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The Right Stuff? Personality and Entrepreneurship
Hamilton, Barton H. - 2018
do not attract talented-but-reluctant entrepreneurs, but instead attract individuals with personality traits associated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012480659
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Stereotype Threat and the Student-Athlete
Dee, Thomas S. - 2009
Achievement gaps may reflect the cognitive impairment thought to occur in evaluative settings (e.g., classrooms) where a stereotyped identity is salient (i.e., stereotype threat). This study presents an economic model of stereotype threat that reconciles prior evidence on how student effort and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463942
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The Economics and Psychology of Inequality and Human Development
Cunha, Flavio - 2009
Recent research on the economics of human development deepens understanding of the origins of inequality and excellence. It draws on and contributes to personality psychology and the psychology of human development. Inequalities in family environments and investments in children are substantial....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463953
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The Non-Cognitive Returns to Class Size
Dee, Thomas - 2008
Although recent evidence suggests that non-cognitive skills such as engagement matter for academic and economic success, there is little evidence on how key educational inputs affect the development of these skills. We present a re-analysis of follow-up data from the Project STAR class-size...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464652
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The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits
Borghans, Lex - 2008
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464837
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Fostering and Measuring Skills : Interventions That Improve Character and Cognition
Heckman, James J. - 2013
-effective way. Many of them beneficially affect later-life outcomes without improving cognition. There are fewer long … cognitive skills. Reliable measures of character have been developed. All measures of character and cognition are measures of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012459007
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Understanding the Mechanisms through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes
Heckman, James J. - 2012
A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...
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Integrating Personality Psychology into Economics
Heckman, James J. - 2011
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Personality Traits of Entrepreneurs : A Review of Recent Literature
Kerr, Sari Pekkala - 2017
We review the extensive literature since 2000 on the personality traits of entrepreneurs. We first consider baseline … consider risk attitudes and goals and aspirations of entrepreneurs. Within each area, we separate studies by the type of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012453616
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Smart and Illicit : Who Becomes an Entrepreneur and Do They Earn More?
Levine, Ross - 2013
We disaggregate the self-employed into incorporated and unincorporated to distinguish between "entrepreneurs" and other … "illicit" tendencies as youths accounts for both entry into entrepreneurship and the comparative earnings of entrepreneurs. In … contrast to past research, we find that entrepreneurs earn more per hour and work more hours than their salaried and …
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