-and-after data from hospital wards. We test for the causal effects of learning child gender upon people's degree of risk … twice as risk-averse as parents of sons. The study demonstrates this in longitudinal ('switching') data and cross …

Using an extensive survey addressing risk factors faced by the population in the shantytowns of Fortaleza, Brazil, the … aim of this paper is to study interactions among different types of risk-taking behavior by youth, namely drug use and … teenage pregnancy. We check the impact of factors such as exposure to mass media, the existence of support networks, self …

, Brazil, the aim of this paper is to study risk-taking behavior by youth, focusing on drug use and teenage pregnancy. The …Using an extensive survey that addresses risk factors faced by the population in the shantytowns (favelas) of Fortaleza … occurrence of violence at home and in the neighborhood, on the probability of risk-taking behavior. A bivariate probit model is …

Risk preferences drive much of human decision making including investment, career and health choices and many more …. Thus, understanding the determinants of risk preferences refines our understanding of choice in a broad array of … environments. We assess the relationship between risk preferences, prenatal exposure to sex hormones and gender for a sample of …

, Brazil, the aim of this paper is to study risk-taking behavior by youth, focusing on drug use and teenage pregnancy. The …Using an extensive survey that addresses risk factors faced by the population in the shantytowns (favelas) of Fortaleza … occurrence of violence at home and in the neighborhood, on the probability of risk-taking behavior. A bivariate probit model is …

, Brazil, the aim of this paper is to study risk-taking behavior by youth, focusing on drug use and teenage pregnancy. The …Using an extensive survey that addresses risk factors faced by the population in the shantytowns (favelas) of Fortaleza … occurrence of violence at home and in the neighborhood, on the probability of risk-taking behavior. A bivariate probit model is …

Using an extensive survey addressing risk factors faced by the population in the shantytowns of Fortaleza, Brazil, the … aim of this paper is to study interactions among different types of risk-taking behavior by youth, namely drug use and … teenage pregnancy. We check the impact of factors such as exposure to mass media, the existence of support networks, self …