We study the correlation of choice under risk in Holt-Laury lotteries for gains and losses with gender, the use of … the digit ratio (2D:4D) in more than 200 subjects. In males, salivary testosterone is negatively correlated with risk … aversion for gains only. In females, salivary cortisol is positively correlated with risk aversion for gains only. No other …

overbidding in auctions. As a workhorse we use the second-price all-pay and the first-price winner-pay auction. Both risk and …In this paper we use an experiment to compare a theory of risk aversion and a theory of spite as an explanation for … spite can be used to rationalize deviations from risk neutral equilibrium bids in auctions. We exploit that equilibrium …

This paper re-examines the performance of REITs, stocks, and fixed-income assets based on the preferences of risk …-averse and risk-seeking investors using mean-variance and stochastic dominance approaches. Our findings indicate no first … order to maximize their expected utility, the risk-averse prefer fixed-income assets over real estate, which, in turn, is …

We analyse the optimal auction of multiple non-identical objects when buyers are risk averse. We show that the auction … formats that yield the maximum revenue in the risk neutral case are no longer optimal. In particular, selling the goods … risk aversion of the buyers. The optimal auction which remains weakly efficient has the following properties: The seller …

strategic incentives for either government or regulated entities. Consideration of both exogenous risk (uncontrollable) and … endogenous risk (concerns about policy credibility) suggests that permits should be auctioned several years in advance of use … all risk to be pooled and managed as efficiently as possible within the private sector. For endogenous risk, it creates a …

under optimal simple and block bidding generators face the risk of ex-post suboptimal solutions, whereas in multi …