Can having internal locus of control insure against negative shocks? Psychological evidence from panel data
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Can having internal locus of control insure against negative shocks? Psychological evidence from panel data.
We investigate whether the intensity of emotional pain following a negative shock is different across the distribution of a person's locus of control - the extent to which individuals believe that their actions can influence future outcomes. Using panel data from Australia, we show that individuals with strong internal locus of control are psychologically insured against own and others' serious...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0167-2681
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2015.11.014