stronger distaste for low relative wealth translates into reduced relative risk aversion and, consequently, into riskier … prone to divorce exhibit risk-taking behavior that is more similar to that of single men than married men in environments …

I study attitudes towards risk taking in cases where a person relates to others positively, namely altruistically. This … this person's risk-taking behavior differ if the utility of another person does not enter his utility function? Does being …? Specifically, holding constant other variables, I ask: is an altruistic person more risk averse or less risk averse than a …

form of risk taking aimed at regaining rank, and it is the engagement in risk-taking behavior that is the cause of an … standing) and stress, do not refer to risk taking at all. We present four strands of research that lend support to our …, individuals resort to risk-taking behavior aimed at regaining their lost rank; evidence that there exists a link between …