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The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits

NBER Working Paper No. w13810

165 Pages Posted: 15 Feb 2008 Last revised: 26 Sep 2022

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Lex Borghans

Maastricht University - Department of Economics; University of Maastricht - Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA); IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Angela Duckworth

University of Pennsylvania - Department of Psychology

James J. Heckman

University of Chicago - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); American Bar Foundation; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA); CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

Bas ter Weel

University of Amsterdam - SEO Economic Research; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

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Date Written: February 2008

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.

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Borghans, Lex and Duckworth, Angela and Heckman, James J. and ter Weel, Bas, The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits (February 2008). NBER Working Paper No. w13810, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1093647

Lex Borghans

Maastricht University - Department of Economics ( email )

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University of Maastricht - Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) ( email )

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IZA Institute of Labor Economics

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Angela Duckworth

University of Pennsylvania - Department of Psychology ( email )

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James J. Heckman (Contact Author)

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Bas Ter Weel

University of Amsterdam - SEO Economic Research ( email )

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