In this paper we experimentally test skewness seeking at the individual level. Several prospects that can be ordered … ¯nd that the skewness of a distribution has a signi¯cant impact on the decisions. Yet, while skewness has an impact, its … direction di®ers substantially across subjects: 39% of our subjects act in accordance with skewness seeking and 10% seem to …

In this paper we experimentally test skewness seeking at the individual level. Several prospects that can be ordered … ï¬nd that the skewness of a distribution has a signiï¬cant impact on the decisions. Yet, while skewness has an impact …, its direction differs substantially across subjects: 39% of our subjects act in accordance with skewness seeking and 10 …

The recent spate of theoretical models of behaviour under ambiguity can be partitioned into two sets: those involving …

This experimental study, first, compares the individual valuations of two risk reduction mechanisms: self-insurance and … valuations when loss amounts are known. results confirm that there exists no "framing effect" due to the two risk reduction … mechanisms. Ambiguity in the loss amount has a weak impact on the valuation, and using different representations of ambiguity …

whether this type of behavior persists when risk comes into play. I devise an experiment which sheds light on the … interrelation of risk and social preferences by measuring (1) individual risk preferences, (2) interpersonal risk preferences, and … (3) social preferences under certainty. The results reveal that a large share of subjects choose to accept more risk or …

This experimental study, first, compares the individual valuations of two risk reduction mechanisms: self-insurance and … valuations when loss amounts are known. results confirm that there exists no "framing effect" due to the two risk reduction … mechanisms. Ambiguity in the loss amount has a weak impact on the valuation, and using different representations of ambiguity …

whether this type of behavior persists when risk comes into play. I devise an experiment which sheds light on the … interrelation of risk and social preferences by measuring (1) individual risk preferences, (2) interpersonal risk preferences, and … (3) social preferences under certainty. The results reveal that a large share of subjects choose to accept more risk or …