Grit and Entrepreneurship¶
Short Description: Grit is a personality characteristic that receives increasing attention in psychology and also in economics. Individuals scoring high in his characteristic are expected to combine perseverance and passion for realizing certain long-term goals. We investigate how grit influences various labor-related outcomes and find a positive influence of grit on some of these measures.
Methodological Details: The validated “Short Grit Scale” by Duckworth and Quinn (2009) which consists of eight self-report items. Examples include “I often set a goal but later choose to pursue a different one” and “Setbacks don’t discourage me”.
Contact |
Year |
Respondents |
Dataset |
Variables |
Availability |
Field |
Method |
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Alexander S. Kritikos, DIW Berlin [E-Mail] |
2015,2017 |
2782 in 2015, 1084 in 2017 |
inno |
biss4, biss2, biss7, im_bi, biss5, biss1, biss8, biss3, biss6 |
04/2018 |
Economics |
Survey items |