explore this possibility, I develop a theory that unifies models of investment choice, informal risk sharing, and formal … financial contracts. I then test the predictions of this theory using a series of experiments with clients of a large … inefficiencies. First, borrowers free-ride on their partners, making risky investments without compensating partners for this risk …

Orderings of income distribution in terms of inequality should be closely related to orderings in terms of risk. Using … a novel mult-country questgionnaire experiment we examine the basis for this claim in terms of respondents …' distributional perceptions. We show that in terms of both inequality and risk individuals consistently reject one of the standard …