This paper explores the interface between personality psychology and economics. We examine predictive power of stability traits over life cycle. develop simple analytical frameworks for interpreting evidence in suggest promising avenues future research.

Journal Article Gender Differences in Risk Aversion and Ambiguity Get access Lex Borghans, Borghans 1Maastricht University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar James J. Heckman, Heckman 2University of Chicago Bart H. Golsteyn, Golsteyn 3Maastricht Huub Meijers 4Maastricht the European Economic Association, Volume 7, Issue 2-3, 1 May 2009, Pages 649–658, https://doi.org/10.1162/JEEA.2009.7.2-3.649 Published: 01 2009

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Lex Borghans, Angela Lee Duckworth, James J. Heckman and Bas ter Weel

Intelligence quotient (IQ), grades, and scores on achievement tests are widely used as measures of cognition, but the correlations among them far from perfect. This paper uses a variety datasets to show that personality IQ predict grades tests. Personality is relatively more important in predicting than generally predictive life outcomes. Both substantially better predictors outcomes IQ. The reason both capture traits have independent power beyond

Introduction Sensory hypersensitivity (SHS) refers to an increased sensitivity sensory stimuli, often leading overload and adversely affecting daily functioning well-being. This study examined the effects of three situational triggers – noise, time pressure, cognitive load on task performance, overload, fatigue. Additionally, we sought explore associations between these SHS, while accounting for other influencing factors such as personality, coping mechanisms, anxiety.

This article examines whether noncognitive skills—measured both by personality traits and economic preference parameters—influence cognitive tests’ performance. The basic idea is that skills might affect the effort people put into a test to obtain good results. We experimentally varied rewards for questions in measure what extent are sensitive financial incentives. To distinguish increased mental from extra time investments, we also questions’ constraints. Subjects with favorable such as...

This paper develops a framework of the role interpersonal interactions in labor market. Effective involve caring and directness. The ability to perform these tasks varies with personality importance across jobs. An assignment model shows that people are most productive jobs match their style. oversupply one attribute relative other reduces wages for who better greater supply. We present evidence youth sociability affects job adulthood. returns consistent model.

In this article, the authors show that people skills are important determinants of labor-market outcomes, including occupational choice and wages. Technological organizational changes have increased importance in workplace. The particularly focus on how these has affected outcomes underrepresented groups, assuming gender differences interactions cultural prejudice may impede cross-racial ethnic interactions. Estimates for Britain, Germany, United States consistent with such an explanation....

We exploit a cohort discontinuity in the stringency of Dutch disability reforms to estimate effects decreased DI (disability insurance) generosity on behavior existing recipients. find evidence social support substitution: individuals average offset €1.00 lost benefits by collecting €0.30 more from other assistance programs, but this benefit-substitution effect declines over time. Individuals also exhibit rebound earnings: earnings increase € 0.62 per euro and remains roughly constant This...

We examined how the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of 6,957 students from Germany, assessed between March 16 April 21, 2020, when COVID-19 became a serious health concern in varied by personality. The Big Five personality traits—openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, emotional stability—were with International Personality Item Pool. Students were asked whether they kept up news, followed specific governmental rules recommendations (washing hands more,...

Abstract A meta‐analysis is used to study the average wage effects of on‐the‐job training. This shows that reported effect training, corrected for publication bias, 2.6 per cent course. The analyses reveal a substantial heterogeneity between training courses, while in studies based on instrumental variables and panel estimators are substantially lower than estimates techniques do not correct selectivity issues. Appropriate methodology quality data turn out be crucial determine returns.

This paper reviews the recent literature on measuring and boosting cognitive non-cognitive skills. The establishes that achievement tests do not adequately capture character skills: personality traits, goals, motivations, preferences are valued in labor market, school, many other domains. Their predictive power rivals of Reliable measures have been developed. All cognition performance some task. In order to reliably estimate skills from tasks, it is necessary standardize for incentives,...

Students' academic achievement is a key predictor of various life outcomes and commonly used for selection as well educational monitoring accountability.With regard to indicators, differentiation has traditionally been drawn between grades standardized tests.There initial, albeit inconclusive, evidence that these indicators might differentially reflect students' personality encapsulated in the Big Five traits measures cognitive abilities.In this article, we propose personality-achievement...

Journal Article Skills measurement and economic analysis: an introduction Get access Lex Borghans, Borghans Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Francis Green, Green Ken Mayhew Economic Papers, Volume 53, Issue 3, 1 July 2001, Pages 375–384, https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/53.3.375 Published: 01 2001