The question of how to measure and classify people's risk preferences is of substantial importance in the field of Economics. Inspired by the multitude of ways used to elicit them, we conduct a holistic investigation of the most prevalent method, the multiple price list (MPL) and its...

This study investigates whether the properties of sell-side analysts' earnings forecasts are associated with the adverse macroeconomic conditions that exist at the time of their initial hire or major promotion. We find that analysts who begin their career in an economic recession are more...