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The University and the Nuclear Predicament

Kohn, Walter; Badash, Lawrence - Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, … - 1988

This paper discusses the response of the university, as an institution, to the "nuclear predicatmen" i.e. to the threat of a major nuclear war and its implications. The subject is treated in a rather broad context including teaching, research, conferences, community education, etc., at...

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Genetic Determinants of Financial Risk Taking

Kuhnen, Camelia M.; Chiao, Joan Y. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

dopamine and serotonin neurotransmission and have been previously linked to emotional behavior, anxiety and addiction (5-HTTLPR …

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Integrating genetics into economics

Slob, Eric Arsène Willem - 2021

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Second-to-Fourth Digit Ratio has a Non-Monotonic Impact on Altruism

Branas-Garza, Pablo; Kovarik, Jaromir; Neyse, Levent - Economic Science Institute (ESI), Argyros School of … - 2013

Gene-culture co-evolution emphasizes the joint role of culture and genes for the emergence of altruistic and cooperative behaviors and behavioral genetics provides estimates of their relative importance. However, these approaches cannot assess which biological traits determine altruism or how....

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Decision Making and the Brain: Neurologists' View

Pirtosek, Zvezdan; Georgiev, Dejan; … - In: Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems - … 7 (2009) 2, pp. 38-53

subcortical as well as superficial cortical structures. Dopamine has a central role in the in process of reward related behaviour … and hedonism. A list of brain structures, related to dopamine action, is also given. The article especially concentrates …

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NEUROFINANCE: GETTING AN INSIGHT INTO THE TRADER'S MIND

Vasile, Dedu; Sebastian, Turcan Ciprian - In: Annals of Faculty of Economics 1 (2010) 2, pp. 723-729

Much of the academic finance theory is based on the assumption that individuals act rationally and behavioral finances treats investorsâ€(tm) choice based by behavioral biases. In contrast, neuro-finance (as a blending of psychology, neurology and finance) attempts to understand behavior by...

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Leaders' portfolio: psycho-social mechanisms augmenting creativity

Praszkier, Ryszard - In: Journal of Positive Management : JPM 9 (2018) 1, pp. 18-40

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Between Utility and Cognition: The Neurobiology of Relative Position

Zizzo, Daniel John - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2000

A positive correlation between relative position and the neurotransmitter serotonin exists in non-human primates …, within an optimal range. This paper explores the reasons of this correlation. The main function of serotonin appears … correlational finding. Among humans, within the optimal range serotonin works as a form of human capital, capable of improving the …

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Religious Involvement, the Serotonin Transporter Promoter Polymorphism, and Drug Use in Young Adults

Dew, Rachel E.; Koenig, Harold G. - In: International Journal of Social Science Studies 2 (2014) 1, pp. 98-104

assessed. Polymorphisms of the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene, SLC6A4 (i.e., LL, SL, SS genotypes) were … adolescents were still less likely to use drugs. (4) There was no evidence that the serotonin transporter genotype mediated the …

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Japanese corporate finance: What factors affect the financial decisions of Japanese firms? A survey result

Yamori, Nobuyoshi - 2006

In June 2005, a questionnaire survey was sent to 9000 companies in the Kansai Area (Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo), the second largest economic block in Japan, with 2041 companies responding. This article introduces the results of this questionnaire survey. The greatest feature of this study is that,...

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