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The distribution of ambiguity attitudes
Gaudecker, Hans-Martin von; Wogrolly, Axel; Zimpelmann, … - 2022
health disparities, health behaviors, dynamic demand, side effects, structural models, HIV/AIDSaThis paper analyzes the stability and distribution of ambiguity attitudes using a broad population sample. Using high-powered incentives, we collected six waves of data on ambiguity attitudes about...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013453995
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The impact of fine size and uncertainty on punishment and deterrence : theory and evidence from the laboratory
Feess, Eberhard; Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah; Schramm, … - 2015
hypotheses derived from the theory. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011347317
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How uncertainty and ambiguity in tournaments affect gender differences in competitive behavior
Balafoutas, Loukas; Sutter, Matthias - 2019
Tournament incentives prevail in labor markets. Yet, the number of tournament winners is often unclear to competitors. While it is hard to measure how this uncertainty affects work performance and willingness to compete in the field, it can be studied in a controlled lab experiment. We present a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012015779
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Locus of control and investment in risky assets
Salamanca, Nicolás; Grip, Andries de; Fouarge, Didier; … - 2016
this relation is driven by a link between internal economic locus of control and a lower perception of the risk of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011594548
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Gender differences in risk aversion and ambiguity aversion
Borghans, Lex; Golsteyn, Bart H.H.; Heckman, James J.; … - 2009
This paper demonstrates gender differences in risk aversion and ambiguity aversion. It also contributes to a growing … of cognition. Women are more risk averse than men. Over an initial range, women require no further compensation for the … as men. Psychological variables account for some of the interpersonal variation in risk aversion. They explain none of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003808595
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Should I stay or should I go? : A note on employment protection, domestic anchorage, and FDI
Dewit, Gerda (contributor); Görg, Holger (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001784184
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Delays in renewal of labor contracts : theory and evidence
Danziger, Leif (contributor); Neuman, Shoshana (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001731028
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Time will tell : recovering preferences when choices are noisy
Alós-Ferrer, Carlos; Fehr, Ernst; Netzer, Nick - 2018
The ability to uncover preferences from choices is fundamental for both positive economics and welfare analysis. Overwhelming evidence shows that choice is stochastic, which has given rise to random utility models as the dominant paradigm in applied microeconomics. However, as is well known, it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011946760
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Reference points and the tradeoff between risk and incentives
Dohmen, Thomas; Non, Jan Adrianus; Stolp, Tom - 2021
We conduct laboratory experiments to investigate basic predictions of principal-agent theory about the choice of piece … rate contracts in the presence of output risk, and provide novel insights that reference dependent preferences affect the … tradeoff between risk and incentives. Subjects in our experiments choose their compensation for performing a real-effort task …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012698074
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Hedonic wage equilibrium : theory, evidence and policy
Kniesner, Thomas J.; Leeth, John D. - 2010
policy relevant outcomes and policy effects, that of the wage premia for fatal injury risk. Estimates of the overall hedonic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008688722