Do personality traits affect productivity? Evidence from the Laboratory

While survey data supports a strong relationship between personality and labor market outcomes, the exact mechanisms behind this association remain unexplored. In this paper, we take advantage of a controlled laboratory set-up to explore whether this relationship operates through productivity. Using...

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Autores: Cubel, Maria, Nuevo-Chiquero, Ana, Sánchez-Pagés, Santiago, Vidal-Fernández, Marian
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/149292
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/149292
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Productivitat laboral
Tests de personalitat
Rendiment
Labor productivity
Personality tests
Performance
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spelling Do personality traits affect productivity? Evidence from the LaboratoryCubel, MariaNuevo-Chiquero, AnaSánchez-Pagés, SantiagoVidal-Fernández, MarianProductivitat laboralTests de personalitatRendimentLabor productivityPersonality testsPerformanceWhile survey data supports a strong relationship between personality and labor market outcomes, the exact mechanisms behind this association remain unexplored. In this paper, we take advantage of a controlled laboratory set-up to explore whether this relationship operates through productivity. Using a real-e ort task, we analyse the impact of the Big Five personality traits on performance. We nd that more neurotic subjects perform worse, and that more conscientious individuals perform better. These ndings are in line with previous survey studies and suggest that at least part of the e ect of personality on labor market outcomes operates through individual productivity. In addition, we nd evidence that gender and university major a ect the impact of the Big Five personality traits on performance.Wiley2016info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/149292Articles publicats en revistes (Economia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12373Economic Journal, 2016, vol. 126, num. 592, p. 654-681https://doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12373(c) Royal Economic Society, 2016info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1492922026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Do personality traits affect productivity? Evidence from the Laboratory
title Do personality traits affect productivity? Evidence from the Laboratory
spellingShingle Do personality traits affect productivity? Evidence from the Laboratory
Cubel, Maria
Productivitat laboral
Tests de personalitat
Rendiment
Labor productivity
Personality tests
Performance
title_short Do personality traits affect productivity? Evidence from the Laboratory
title_full Do personality traits affect productivity? Evidence from the Laboratory
title_fullStr Do personality traits affect productivity? Evidence from the Laboratory
title_full_unstemmed Do personality traits affect productivity? Evidence from the Laboratory
title_sort Do personality traits affect productivity? Evidence from the Laboratory
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cubel, Maria
Nuevo-Chiquero, Ana
Sánchez-Pagés, Santiago
Vidal-Fernández, Marian
author Cubel, Maria
author_facet Cubel, Maria
Nuevo-Chiquero, Ana
Sánchez-Pagés, Santiago
Vidal-Fernández, Marian
author_role author
author2 Nuevo-Chiquero, Ana
Sánchez-Pagés, Santiago
Vidal-Fernández, Marian
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Productivitat laboral
Tests de personalitat
Rendiment
Labor productivity
Personality tests
Performance
topic Productivitat laboral
Tests de personalitat
Rendiment
Labor productivity
Personality tests
Performance
description While survey data supports a strong relationship between personality and labor market outcomes, the exact mechanisms behind this association remain unexplored. In this paper, we take advantage of a controlled laboratory set-up to explore whether this relationship operates through productivity. Using a real-e ort task, we analyse the impact of the Big Five personality traits on performance. We nd that more neurotic subjects perform worse, and that more conscientious individuals perform better. These ndings are in line with previous survey studies and suggest that at least part of the e ect of personality on labor market outcomes operates through individual productivity. In addition, we nd evidence that gender and university major a ect the impact of the Big Five personality traits on performance.
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