-scale experiment. Choices react significantly to the stakes and to the size of the choice set. Our experiment rationalizes the gender …

understanding. Thoroughly surveying the experimental literature we first find that gender differences are less ubiquitous than … power of the test and show that the magnitude of gender differences, although significant, is economically unimportant. We … conclude that gender differences systematically correlate with the features of the elicitation method used and in particular …

This paper studies if competition affects subsequent risk-taking behaviour by means of a laboratory experiment that …

understanding. Thoroughly surveying the experimental literature we first find that gender differences are less ubiquitous than … power of the test and show that the magnitude of gender differences, although significant, is economically unimportant. We … conclude that gender differences systematically correlate with the features of the elicitation method used and in particular …

Gender differences in risk attitudes are frequently observed, although recent literature has shown that they are … affects risk attitudes. The presence of a riskless alternative does not entirely explain the gender gap but it has a … determinants of gender differences in risk attitudes. …

experiment. The training technique we consider is a well-known psychological technique called "mindfulness", which is believed to … improve self-control and reduce stress. We conduct the experiment with 139 participants, half of whom receive a four …

prospects in a laboratory experiment. Under low stakes, we find the typical risk seeking behavior for small probabilities …

questions and a representative sample of roughly 22,000 individuals living in Germany. Using a question that asks about … the behavioral relevance of this survey measure by conducting a complementary field experiment, based on a representative …