PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Borghans, Lex
AU  - Duckworth, Angela Lee
AU  - Heckman, James J.
AU  - Weel, Bas ter
TI  - The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.43.4.972
DP  - 2008 Oct 02
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 972--1059
VI  - 43
IP  - 4
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/43/4/972.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/43/4/972.full
SO  - J Hum Resour2008 Oct 02; 43
AB  - 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.