The economics and psychology of personality traits

Экономика и психология личностных черт
James J. Heckman, Angela Duckworth, Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel
2008-01-01

economicslife-cycle stabilitypersonality psychologypersonality traitspredictive power
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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It evaluates the stability of personality traits across the life cycle, linking psychological measurement to economic outcomes.
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It identifies promising directions for future research at the intersection of economics and personality psychology.
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The paper develops simple analytical frameworks for interpreting empirical evidence from personality psychology.
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The paper examines how personality traits contribute to economic prediction and behavior analysis.

Personality traits (as studied at the interface of psychology and economics)

their predictive power and stability over the life cycle

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James J. Heckman
Angela Duckworth
Lex Borghans
Bas ter Weel
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