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proximity in the income distribution to the reference individual. …
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proximity in the income distribution to the reference individual. …
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We relate an observed difference between single men (SM) and single women (SW) in attitudes towards risk to the higher … low relative wealth reduces relative risk aversion. …
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We study the relative risk aversion of an individual with particular social preferences: his wellbeing is influenced by …, the individual becomes more risk averse when he rises in the wealth hierarchy. Second, if the individual's level of … intensification is strong enough, then the individual becomes less risk averse: the individual's desire to advance further in the …
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We study the relative risk aversion of an individual with particular social preferences: his wellbeing is influenced by …, the individual becomes more risk averse when he rises in the wealth hierarchy. Second, if the individual's level of … intensification is strong enough, then the individual becomes less risk averse: the individual's desire to advance further in the …
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We study the relative risk aversion of an individual with particular social preferences: his wellbeing is influenced by …, the individual becomes more risk averse when he rises in the wealth hierarchy. Second, if the individual's level of … intensification is strong enough, then the individual becomes less risk averse: the individual's desire to advance further in the …
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We relate an observed difference between single men (SM) and single women (SW) in attitudes towards risk to the higher … low relative wealth reduces relative risk aversion. …
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stronger distaste for low relative wealth translates into reduced relative risk aversion and, consequently, into riskier … prone to divorce exhibit risk-taking behavior that is more similar to that of single men than married men in environments …
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, we analyze the individual's risk preferences in relation to gaining or losing rank, rather than the individual's risk …-ranked individual is more willing than a low-ranked individual to take risks that can provide him with a rise in rank: relative risk …
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