The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits

L. Borghans; A.L. Duckworth; J. Heckman; B.J. ter Weel

doi:10.1353/jhr.2008.0017

The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits

L. Borghans^*, A.L. Duckworth, J. Heckman, B.J. ter Weel

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Macro, International & Labour Economics

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Abstract

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 promising avenues for future research.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	972-1059
Number of pages	87
Journal	Journal of Human Resources
Volume	43
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/jhr.2008.0017
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2008

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