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measured into underlying personality traits and economic preferences. We demonstrate that the construction of the non …
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measured into underlying personality traits and economic preferences. We demonstrate that the construction of the non …
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We study response behavior in surveys and show how the explanatory power of self-reports can be improved. First, we develop a choice model of survey response behavior under the assumption that the respondent has imperfect self-knowledge about her individual characteristics. In panel data, the...
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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 …
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This paper provides evidence of a novel facet of peer effects by showing how peer personality affects educational … persistence of their peers. The personality peer effects that we document are distinct from other observable peer characteristics … and suggest that the personality traits of peers causally affect human capital accumulation. …
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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 …
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We provide new evidence of worker-firm matching based on preferences, attitudes and personality traits using new …
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of economic preferences and personality traits such as mindfulness may improve the analysis of potential sources of … economic preferences, and consequently well-being, of adolescents. Comprehensive data of 525 German secondary school students … preferences. However, both mindfulness and preferences have explanatory power for adolescents’ field behaviour and thus contribute …
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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 …
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