There is a large literature estimating Arrow-Pratt coefficients of absolute and relative risk aversion. A striking … equating these to risk aversion measures defined in a mean-variance framework. This paper shows that while the legitimacy of … the mean-variance approach may hold under general conditions the additional assumptions invoked when estimating the risk …

This paper proposes that risk aversion encourages individuals to invest in balanced skill profiles, making them more … the impacts both of risk aversion and balanced skills on the likelihood individuals choose entrepreneurship. Data on Dutch … university graduates provides evidence which supports this contention. It thereby raises the possibility that even risk …

We refine modelling of the radical innovation decision in this paper by extending real option theory to include non …

This paper reconsiders the wide agreement that females are more risk averse than males providing a leap forward in its …

accepting a bribe that leads to a higher present period income while facing the risk of being audited and being left with a … considerable lower income in all subsequent periods. Because risk attitudes might differ when putting earned versus endowed income … at risk, we compare treatments where participants either receive an endowment beforehand, or earn their income by …

We study risk attitudes, ambiguity attitudes, and time preferences of 661 children and adolescents, aged ten to …) and are less likely to save money. Experimental measures for risk and ambiguity attitudes are only weak predictors of …