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39 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17439
An Unconsidered Leave? Inequality Aversion and the Brexit Referendum
Joan Costa-Font, Frank A. Cowell
published online in: European Journal of Political Economy, 102648, 30 January 2025
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17188
Specific Egalitarianism? Inequality Aversion across Domains
Joan Costa-Font, Frank A. Cowell
forthcoming in: Journal of Economic Inequality, 2025
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16704
Taking Back Control? Quasi-Experimental Evidence on the Impact of Retirement on Locus of Control
Andrew E. Clark, Rong Zhu
published in: Economic Journal, 2024, 134, 1465–1493
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16242
Does Internal Locus of Control Get You Out of Homelessness?
Santiago Budría, Alejandro Betancourt-Odio, Eszter Wirth
published in: Economic Letters, 2023, 230, 111249
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16061
Locus of Control and the Preference for Agency
Marco Caliendo, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Juliana Silva Goncalves, Arne Uhlendorff
published in: European Economic Review, 2024, 165, 104737
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15306
Locus of Control, Self-Control, and Health Outcomes
Ferdi Botha, Sarah C. Dahmann
published in: SSM - Population Health, 2024, 25, 101566
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14633
Buying Control? 'Locus of Control' and the Uptake of Supplementary Health Insurance
Eric Bonsang, Joan Costa-Font, Sonja C. de New
published in: Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organisation, 2022, 204, 466 - 489
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14183
Is Care by Grandparents or Parents Better for Children's Non-cognitive Skills? Evidence on Locus of Control from China
Xiang Ao, Xuan Chen, Zhong Zhao
published in: China Economic Review, 2022, 61, 101734
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13273
Drinking Is Different! Examining the Role of Locus of Control for Alcohol Consumption
Marco Caliendo, Juliane Hennecke
revised version published in: Empirical Economics, 2022, 63, 2785 - 2815
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12599
Locus of Control and Marital Satisfaction: Couple Perspectives Using Australian Data
Wang-Sheng Lee, Terra McKinnish
published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2019, 74, Article 102205.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11537
Locus of Control and Consistent Investment Choices
Pia Pinger, Sebastian Schäfer, Heiner Schumacher
published in: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 2018, 75, 66-75
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11451
Exploring the Role of Fathers in Non-Cognitive Skill Development over the Lifecourse
Rosemary Elkins, Stefanie Schurer
published as 'Exploring the role of parental engagement in non-cognitive skill development over the lifecourse' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2020, 33, 957–1004
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11204
Financial Shocks and the Erosion of Interpersonal Trust: Evidence from Longitudinal Data
Michael Jetter, Ingebjørg Kristoffersen
published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2018, 67, 162 - 176
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10406
Locus of Control and Investment in Training
Marco Caliendo, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Helke Seitz, Arne Uhlendorff
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2022, 57(4), 1311-1349
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10288
Locus of Control and Performance Appraisal
John S. Heywood, Uwe Jirjahn, Cornelia Chadi
revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2017, 142, 205-225
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10210
If Life Throws You Lemons, Try To Make Lemonade: Does Locus of Control Help People Cope with Unexpected Shocks?
Steven Stillman, Malathi Velamuri
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10191
Lost in Transition: The Influence of Locus of Control on Delaying Educational Decisions
Katharina Jaik, Stefan C. Wolter
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9686
Parenting Style as an Investment in Human Development
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Nicolás Salamanca, Anna Zhu
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2019, 32, 1315 - 1352
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9600
Job Search, Locus of Control, and Internal Migration
Marco Caliendo, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Juliane Hennecke, Arne Uhlendorff
substantially revised version published as 'Locus of Control and Internal Migration' in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2019, 79, 1-19.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8740
Do NEETs Need Grit?
Silvia Mendolia, Ian Walker
published in: IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, 4:19
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8678
Locus of Control and the Labor Market
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
published in: IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, 4:3,
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8487
Locus of Control and Its Intergenerational Implications for Early Childhood Skill Formation
Warn N. Lekfuangfu, Francesca Cornaglia, Nattavudh Powdthavee, Nele Warrinnier
published in: Economic Journal, 2018, 128(608), 298-329
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8269
The Effect of Personality Traits on Subject Choice and Performance in High School: Evidence from an English Cohort
Silvia Mendolia, Ian Walker
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2014, 43 , 47-65
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8203
Bouncing Back from Health Shocks: Locus of Control, Labor Supply, and Mortality
Stefanie Schurer
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization,133, 1-20, 2017
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8139
The Impact of Education on Personality: Evidence from a German High School Reform
Sarah C. Dahmann, Silke Anger
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7837
Locus of Control and Savings
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sonja C. de New, Mathias Sinning
published in: Journal of Banking and Finance, 2016, 73, 113-130
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7792
Jailer of Freedom and Enemy of Growth? The Role of Personal and Social Identities in Educational Choices
Giuseppina Autiero, Niall O'Higgins
published in: International Review of Applied Economics, 2016, 30(5), 591-604
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7301
The Effect of Non-Cognitive Traits on Health Behaviours in Adolescence
Silvia Mendolia, Ian Walker
published in: Health Economics, 2014, 23 (9), 1146-1158
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6789
Healthy Habits: The Connection between Diet, Exercise, and Locus of Control
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sonja C. de New, Stefanie Schurer
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2014, 98, 1-28
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6470
The Relationship Between Economic Preferences and Psychological Personality Measures
Anke Becker, Thomas Deckers, Thomas Dohmen, Armin Falk, Fabian Kosse
published in: Annual Review of Economics, 2012, 4, 453-478
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6090
A Critique and Reframing of Personality in Labour Market Theory: Locus of Control and Labour Market Outcomes
Eileen Trzcinski, Elke Holst
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5948
Search, Effort, and Locus of Control
Andrew McGee, Peter McGee
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2016, 126 (Part A), 89 - 101
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5630
Two Economists’ Musings on the Stability of Locus of Control
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Stefanie Schurer
published in: Economic Journal, 2013, 123 (570), F358-F400
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5566
Personality Characteristics and the Decision to Become and Stay Self-Employed
Marco Caliendo, Frank M. Fossen, Alexander S. Kritikos
revised version published in: Small Business Economics, 2014, 42 (4), 787-814
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5289
Maintaining (Locus of) Control? Assessing the Impact of Locus of Control on Education Decisions and Wages
Rémi Piatek, Pia Pinger
substantially revised version published as 'Maintaining (Locus of) Control? Data Combination for the Identification and Inference of Factor Structure Models' in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2016, 31(3), 734-755
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4907
Are Young People's Educational Outcomes Linked to their Sense of Control?
Juan D. Barón, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4750
Locus of Control and Job Search Strategies
Marco Caliendo, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Arne Uhlendorff
published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2015, 97(1), 88-103, Supplementary Appendix available
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4628
Returns for Entrepreneurs vs. Employees: The Effect of Education and Personal Control on the Relative Performance of Entrepreneurs vs. Wage Employees
Mirjam C. van Praag, Arjen van Witteloostuijn, Justin van der Sluis
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3894
Do People Become Healthier after Being Promoted?
Christopher J. Boyce, Andrew J. Oswald
published in: Health Economics, 2012, 21, 580-596
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