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A parametric analysis of prospect theory's functionals for the general population
Booij, Adam S.; Praag, Bernard M. S. van; Kuilen, Gijs … - 2009
This paper presents the results of an experiment that completely measures the utility function and probability … individuals are found to be more risk averse, in agreement with common findings. Unlike previous studies that ascribed gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003831223
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Do measures of risk attitude in the laboratory predict behavior under risk in and outside of the laboratory?
Charness, Gary; Garcia, Thomas; Offerman, Theo; … - 2019
We consider the external validity of laboratory measures of risk attitude. Based on a large-scale experiment using a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022694
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Trust and trustworthiness under the prospect theory : a field experiment in Vietnam
Nguyen, Quang; Villeval, Marie-Claire; Xu, Hui - 2012
We study the influence of risk and time preferences on trust and trustworthiness by conducting a field experiment in … Theory ; Vietnam ; field experiment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009621801
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Individual risk attitudes : new evidence from a large, representative, experimentally-validated survey
Dohmen, Thomas (contributor) - 2005
stability ; experimental validation ; fiel experiment ; SOEP ; gender differences ; age ; height ; subjective well-being … the behavioral relevance of this survey measure by conducting a complementary field experiment, based on a representative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003085747
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Incentive effects on risk attitude in small probability prospects
Lefebvre, Mathieu; Vieider, Ferdinand M.; Villeval, … - 2009
prospects in a laboratory experiment. Under low stakes, we find the typical risk seeking behavior for small probabilities … section for very small amounts. -- Risk attitude ; incentives ; decision ; experiment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003910085
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Asset integration, risk taking and loss aversion in the laboratory
Morrison, William G.; Oxoby, Robert J. - 2019
We report on a laboratory experiment testing for the presence of loss aversion, as separate from risk aversion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011997618
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Does self-control depletion affect risk attitudes?
Gerhardt, Holger; Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah; … - 2015
within a particular range. We test the hypotheses in a lab experiment with a large number of subjects (N = 308), using a well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449223
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The impact of violence on individual risk preferences : evidence from a natural experiment
Jakiela, Pamela; Ozier, Owen - 2016
We estimate the impact of Kenya's post-election crisis on individual risk preferences. The crisis interrupted a longitudinal survey of more than five thousand Kenyan youth, creating plausibly exogenous variation in exposure to civil conflict by the time of the survey. We measure individual risk...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011457327
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Risk attitudes and well-being in Latin America
Cárdenas Campo, Juan Camilo; Carpenter, Jeffrey P. - 2010
, Montevideo, San José. In addition to the experiment which reveals interesting cross-country differences, participants completed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009155585
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Impatience and uncertainty : experimental decisions predict adolescents' field behavior
Sutter, Matthias; Kocher, Martin; Glätzle-Rützler, Daniela - 2010
eighteen years, in an incentivized experiment. We relate experimental choices to field behavior. Experimental measures of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009315296