This paper investigates experimentally whether risk attitudes are stable across social contexts. In particular, it … show that risk attitude is strongly affected by social contexts: participants in the experiment seem to be relatively risk … seeking when they possess a relatively weaker position than the other party and risk averse when the opposite is true. Our …

We study risk attitudes, ambiguity attitudes, and time preferences of 661 children and adolescents, aged ten to … impatient children and adolescents are more likely to spend money on alcohol and cigarettes, have a higher body mass index (BMI …) and are less likely to save money. Experimental measures for risk and ambiguity attitudes are only weak predictors of …