IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13342

Are Personality Traits Really Fixed and Does It Matter?

Steven Stillman, Malathi Velamuri

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13322

The Interaction Between Personality and Health Policy: Empirical Evidence from the UK Smoking Bans

Cecily Josten, Grace Lordan

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13303

Are Economists' Preferences Psychologists' Personality Traits? A Structural Approach

Tomáš Jagelka

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12742

What Makes an Employer?

Marco Caliendo, Frank M. Fossen, Alexander S. Kritikos

revised version published as 'Personality characteristics and the decision to hire' in: Industrial and Corporate Change, 2022, 31 (3), 736-761

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12597

Personal Attitudes, Job Characteristics and Health

Lutz Bellmann, Olaf Hübler

published as 'Personality traits, working conditions and health: an empirical analysis based on the German Linked Personnel Panel, 2013 - 2017 ' in: Review of Managerial Science, 2022, 16, 283 - 318

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12488

Self-Control: Determinants, Life Outcomes and Intergenerational Implications

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sarah C. Dahmann, Daniel A. Kamhöfer, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch

updated version published as 'The Predictive Power of Self-Control for Life Outcomes' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2022, 197, 725-744

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12444

Personality Traits, Migration Intentions, and Cultural Distance

Didier Fouarge, Merve Nezihe Özer, Philipp K. Seegers

published in: Papers in Regional Science, 98(6), 2425-2454.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11881

Personality Traits and Household Consumption Choices

Lucia Mangiavacchi, Luca Piccoli, Chiara Rapallini

published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy 2021, 21 (2), 433-468

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11880

Prediction Based on Entrepreneurship-Prone Personality Profiles: Sometimes Worse Than the Toss of a Coin

Alexander Konon, Alexander S. Kritikos

published in: Small Business Economics, 2019, 53 (1), 1-20

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11756

Behind Every High Earning Man Is a Conscientious Woman: A Study of the Impact of Spousal Personality on Wages

Susan L. Averett, Cynthia Bansak, Julie K. Smith

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11578

Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills, Hiring Channels, and Wages in Bangladesh

Anne Hilger, Christophe Jalil Nordman, Leopold Sarr

published as 'Which Skills Matter for What Type of Worker? Cognitive Skills, Personality Traits, Hiring Channels, and Wages in Bangladesh', in: Indian Journal of Human Development, 2022, 16 (2), 219-247.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11566

The Effect of Religiosity on Adolescent Risky Behaviors

Silvia Mendolia, Alfredo R. Paloyo, Ian Walker

published in as 'Intrinsic Religiosity, Personality Traits, and Adolescent Risky Behaviors' in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2019, 19 (3), 1-16

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11449

Survey Item-Response Behavior as an Imperfect Proxy for Unobserved Ability: Theory and Application

Sonja C. de New, Stefanie Schurer

published in: Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2023, 41 (1), 197-212

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11414

Is Personality Endogenous? Evidence from Ireland

Irene Mosca, Robert E. Wright

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11213

Socioemotional Skills, Education, and Health-Related Outcomes of High-Ability Individuals

Peter A. Savelyev, Kegon T.K. Tan

published in: American Journal of Health Economics, 2019, 5 (2), 250–280

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11044