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Can we measure individual risk attitudes in a survey?

Ding, Xiaohao; Hartog, Joop; Sun, Yuze - 2010

We combine a survey and an experiment with real pay-out among Peking University students to measure and validate … individual risk attitudes. The experiment involves choosing between a cash payment and playing a lottery. The survey questions … parental income, risk attitudes are domain-specific. Correlations between survey measures and experimental measures, are in the …

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If you are so smart, why aren't you an entrepreneur? : returns to cognitive and social ability ; entrepreneurs versus employees

Hartog, Joop (contributor); Praag, Mirjam van (contributor); … - 2008

How valuable are cognitive and social abilities for entrepreneurs' incomes as compared to employees? We answer three questions: (1) To what extent does a composite measure of ability affect an entrepreneur's earnings relative to employees? (2) Do different cognitive abilities (e.g. math ability,...

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Overeducation, wages and promotions within the firm

Groeneveld, Sandra (contributor); Hartog, Joop (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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