TY - JOUR T1 - The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits JF - Journal of Human Resources JO - J Hum Resour SP - 972 LP - 1059 DO - 10.3368/jhr.43.4.972 VL - 43 IS - 4 AU - Lex Borghans AU - Angela Lee Duckworth AU - James J. Heckman AU - Bas ter Weel Y1 - 2008/10/02 UR - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/43/4/972.abstract N2 - 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. ER -