The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits

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作者
Borghans, Lex [1 ]
Duckworth, Angela Lee [2 ]
Heckman, James J. [3 ]
ter Weel, Bas [4 ]
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[1] Maastricht Univ, Dept Econ, NL-6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands
[2] Univ Penn, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[3] Univ Chicago, Director Econ Res Ctr, Harris Sch Publ Policy Studies, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
[4] Maastricht Univ, UNU MERIT, Maastricht, Netherlands
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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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页码:972 / 1059
页数:88
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