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The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits

Lex Borghans, Angela Lee Duckworth, James J. Heckman and Bas ter Weel
Journal of Human Resources, October 2008, 43 (4) 972-1059; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.43.4.972
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vol. 43 no. 4 972-1059
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.43.4.972
Published By 
University of Wisconsin Press
Print ISSN 
0022-166X
Online ISSN 
1548-8004
History 
  • Received May 1, 2006
  • Accepted December 1, 2006
  • Published online October 28, 2008.
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© 2008 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

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  1. Lex Borghans,
  2. Angela Lee Duckworth,
  3. James J. Heckman and
  4. Bas ter Weel

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