In this paper we look at whether conditions in early life can have persistent influence on the development of personality traits, as has been shown to be the case for health and cognitive skills. We find strong and robust evidence of persistent impacts among siblings of early life rainfall fluctuations on measures of latent personality trait, known as core self-evaluation, in adulthood.
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CAM, University of Copenhagen
![Sonya Krutikova](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/Sonya_Krutikova.jpg?itok=SeQ7lGGW)
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Sonya Krutikova is an Associate Professor of Economics at Manchester University and IFS Deputy Research Director.
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- Centre for the Study of African Economies
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Krutikova, S and Lilleør, H. (2015). Fetal Origins of Personality: Effects of Early Life Circumstances on Adult Personality Traits. Oxford: Centre for the Study of African Economies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/fetal-origins-personality-effects-early-life-circumstances-adult-personality-traits-0 (accessed: 1 July 2024).
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