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Social reference points and risk taking
Schwerter, Frederik - 2013
This study test whether social reference points impact individual risk taking. In a laboratory experiment, decision makers observe the earnings of a peer subject before making a risky choice. We exogenously manipulate the peer earnings across two treatments. We find a significant treatment...
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Social preferences under uncertainty
Gaudeul, Alexia - 2013
Willingness to take risk depends on whether the risk affects others as well as oneself and on how the risk affects oneś position vis-á-vis others. Taking a bet can improve oneś position relative to others or threaten it. We present an experiment that explores individual attitudes to lotteries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009784058
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Gender and the labor market : what have we learned from field and lab experiments?
Azmat, Ghazala; Petrongolo, Barbara - 2014
We discuss the contribution of the experimental literature to the understanding of both traditional and previously unexplored dimensions of gender differences and discuss their bearings on labor market outcomes. Experiments have offered new findings on gender discrimination, and while they have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010349849
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Gender and the labor market : what have we learned from field and lab experiments?
Azmat, Ghazala; Petrongolo, Barbara - 2014
We discuss the contribution of the experimental literature to the understanding of both traditional and previously unexplored dimensions of gender differences and discuss their bearings on labor market outcomes. Experiments have offered new findings on gender discrimination, and while they have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010472903
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On the stability of preferences : repercussions of entrepreneurship on risk attitudes
Brachert, Mattias; Hyll, Walter - 2014
The majority of empirical studies make use of the assumption of stable preferences in searching for a relationship between risk attitude and the decision to become and stay an entrepreneur. Yet empirical evidence on this relationship is limited. In this paper, we show that entry into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010374180
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On the stability of preferences : repercussions of entrepreneurship on risk attitudes
Brachert, Matthias; Hyll, Walter - 2014
The majority of empirical studies make use of the assumption of stable preferences in searching for a relationship between risk attitude and the decision to become and stay an entrepreneur. Yet empirical evidence on this relationship is limited. In this paper, we show that entry into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010345248
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A tale of two cities : an experiment on inequality and preferences
Bigoni, Maria; Bortolotti, Stefania; Rattini, Veronica - In: Theory and decision : an international journal for … 92 (2022) 1, pp. 189-222
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A tale of two cities : an experiment on inequality and preferences
Bigoni, Maria; Bortolotti, Stefania; Rattini, Veronica - 2019
socio-economic environment tend to trust more and are more inclined to reciprocate higher levels of trust, as compared to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011982873
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A tale of two cities : an experiment on inequality and preferences
Bigoni, Maria; Bortolotti, Stefania; Rattini, Veronica - 2018
participants living in an area characterized by a high socio-economic environment tend to trust more and are more inclined to … reciprocate higher levels of trust, as compared to those coming from less wealthy neighborhoods. This behavioral difference is, at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011898919
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Does revealing personality data affect prosocial behavior?
Drouvelis, Michalis; Georgantzís, Nikolaos - 2019
Many modern organisations collect data on individuals' personality traits as part of their human resource selection … processes. We test experimentally whether revealing information on personality data impacts on pro-social behaviour as measured … in a one-shot modified dictator game and a public goods game. Our focus is on the personality trait of agreeableness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011982406