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We develop and test an economic model of the cognitive and non-cognitive foundations of survey item-response behavior. We show that a summary measure of response behaviour - the survey item-response rate (SIRR) - varies with cognitive and less so with non-cognitive abilities, has a strong...
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We use a large, nationally-representative sample of working-age adults to demonstrate that personality (as measured by … the Big Five) is stable over a four-year period. Average personality changes are small and do not vary substantially … across age groups. Intra-individual personality change is generally unrelated to experiencing adverse life events and is …
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We investigate whether universities select by, or also shape, their students' personality, as implied by the human … obtaining a university degree. However, university education does not shape those personality traits associated with a strong …
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Empirical studies of the role of non-cognitive skills in driving economic behavior often rely heavily on the assumption that these skills are stable over the relevant time frame. We analyze the change in a specific non-cognitive skill, i.e. locus of control, in order to directly assess the...
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Empirical studies of the role of non-cognitive skills in driving economic behavior often rely heavily on the assumption that these skills are stable over the relevant time frame. We analyze the change in a specific non-cognitive skill, i.e. locus of control, in order to directly assess the...
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We use a large, nationally-representative sample of working-age adults to demonstrate that personality (as measured by … the Big Five) is stable over a four-year period. Average personality changes are small and do not vary substantially … across age groups. Intra-individual personality change is generally unrelated to experiencing adverse life events and is …
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We use a large, nationally-representative sample of working-age adults to demonstrate that personality (as measured by … the Big Five) is stable over a four-year period. Average personality changes are small and do not vary substantially … across age groups. Intra-individual personality change is generally unrelated to experiencing adverse life events and is …
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We describe gender and socioeconomic inequalities in the Big Five personality traits over the life cycle, using a facet … personality traits, including three that are positively associated with wages; Individuals with high own or parental education …
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