This study investigates the effect of financial perception and behaviour on; (a) general accounts and services, (b … three estimations support the hypothesis that financial perception has a greater effect on the decision to access and use … behaviour is greater than financial perception when making decisions on the take-up and use of investment financial services. It …

accepting a bribe that leads to a higher present period income while facing the risk of being audited and being left with a … considerable lower income in all subsequent periods. Because risk attitudes might differ when putting earned versus endowed income … at risk, we compare treatments where participants either receive an endowment beforehand, or earn their income by …

exogenous risk and delegation. That is, we show that only if exogenous risk is sufficiently large, the risk-neutral principal … may prefer to delegate authority over decisions to the risk-averse agent. Intuitively, for incentive reasons, the … principal may optimally want to allow the agent to reduce his risk exposure. Nevertheless, even endogenous risk may be higher …

in the type of degree studied can explain an additional 8.4% of the male-female pay gap. Risk-augmented earnings …

We analyze the role of risk-sharing institutions in transitions to modern economies. Transitions requires individual …-level risk-taking in pursuing productivity-enhancing activities including using and developing new knowledge. Individual …-level, idiosyncratic risk implies that distinct risk-sharing institutions - even those providing the same level of insurance - can lead to …

this phenomenon focus on rational gamblers who overbet longshots due to risk-love. The competing behavioral explanations …