3 papers
physics.soc-ph2026
Shifting Social Dispositions, Stable Prosocial Traits: A Global Age-Period-Cohort Analysis of Human Personality
Paul X. McCarthy, Xian Gong, John A. Johnson +3
Generational stereotypes are widespread, but they often rely on anecdotes, and it remains challenging to disentangle true birth-cohort differences from the universal effects of age…
econ.GN2025
The economics of global personality diversity
Paul X. McCarthy, Xian Gong, Marieth Coetzer +5
This study explores the relationship between personality diversity and national economic performance, introducing the Global Personality Diversity Index (-GPDI) as a novel metri…
econ.GN2023
Informing Innovation Management: Linking Leading R&D Firms and Emerging Technologies
Xian Gong, Claire McFarland, Paul McCarthy +2
Understanding the relationship between emerging technology and research and development has long been of interest to companies, policy makers and researchers. In this paper new sou…