In economic models, risk and social preferences are major determinants of criminal behavior. In criminology, low self … relationship between self-control and both risk and social preferences. To exogenously vary the level of self-control, we use a … well-established experimental manipulation. We find that low self-control causes less risk-averse behavior. The effect of …

criminal behavior. More precisely, we consider risk and time preferences, personality traits from psychology (Big Five and … disciplines: risk aversion, conscientiousness, and high self-control make criminal behavior less likely. Our results illustrate …

-based questionnaire before the experiment and participants’ preferences for resolution timing, risk, and time were incentive compatibly …This experimental study is concerned with the impact of the timing of the resolution of risk on people’s willingness to … inferred from decisions regarding hypothetical choice problems, we had participants put their own money at risk in a real …

predicted, we find in a laboratory public goods experiment a robust association between stronger self-control and higher levels …

countries had - de facto - been perceived as a homogenous group with regard to the role of public debt for sovereign risk …

environments modify studentsf risk]taking attitudes. In Booth and Nolen (2012b), subjects are in years 10 and 11, while in Booth …

biological selection process in the sense that a population following any other preference for decision-making under risk will …

preferences such as risk preference, and crucial beliefs about the world, such as trust. This paper provides evidence on the three …

economics. We provide the first evidence of a powerful connection between happiness and risk-avoidance. Using data on 300 …

This study explores people’s risk attitudes after having suffered large real-world losses following a natural disaster … is consistent with prospect theory predictions of the adoption of a risk-seeking attitude after a loss. …