reduce the current and the future yield for both others and themselves. Accordingly, economic theory predicts that more …

engaging in the activity causes others to offer larger rewards. Our theory yields the testable prediction that such effects are …

prove to be valuable tools in forecasting, decision-making and risk management - in both the public and private sectors …

This study examines whether people optimally respond to prize incentives for risk taking in tournaments. I exploit the … the degree of risk taking depending on the incentives implied by the prize structure they face. I find that they are more …

We survey the literature on the Risk Augmented Mincer equation that seeks to estimate the compensation for uncertainty …

We run a novel experiment to explore the relationship between the perception of real-life risks and the demand for risk … life. For each risk, subjects can pay premiums in order to reduce the likelihood of total bankruptcy. Our results show a … complex interplay of mortality perception and demand for risk reduction. We observe that perceived annual mortality positively …

: risk, competitiveness, and confidence. We find that there is considerable heterogeneity of preferences across individuals … at a point in time; risk and competitive preferences inter-temporally are consistent with state-dependent preferences …