@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp12488,
            	author={Cobb-Clark, Deborah A. and Dahmann, Sarah C. and Kamhöfer, Daniel A. and Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah},
            	title={Self-Control: Determinants, Life Outcomes and Intergenerational Implications},
            	year={2019},
	month={Jul},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={12488},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp12488},
	abstract={This paper studies self-control in a nationally representative sample. Using the well-established Tangney scale to measure trait self-control, we find that people's age as well as the political and economic institutions they are exposed to have an economically meaningful impact on their level of self-control. A higher degree of self-control is, in turn, associated with better health, educational and labor market outcomes as well as greater financial and overall well-being. Parents' self-control is linked to reduced behavioral problems among their children. Importantly, we demonstrate that self-control is a key behavioral economic construct which adds significant explanatory power beyond other more commonly studied personality traits and economic preference parameters. Our results suggest that self-control is potentially a good target for intervention policies.},
	keywords={personality traits;Tangney scale;self-control;intergenerational transmission},
            }