. We study in an experiment with 525 teenagers how both birth order and siblings' sex composition affect risk, time and … social preferences. We find that second born children are typically less patient, less risk averse, and more trusting …. However, siblings' sex composition interacts importantly with birth order effects. Second born children are more risk taking …

In an online experiment, we exploit the existing disparities in socio-economic status within an Italian city, to study …

of children aged between 7 and 14, we find strong aversion to lying at all ages. Lying is driven mainly by selfish … motives and envy. Children with stronger social preferences are less prone to deception, even when lying would benefit others … at no monetary cost. Older children lie less than younger children and require more self-justification to lie. …

insurance for old-age support than daughters. The implications of an insurance motive on son preference are two-fold. First …, prior to the birth of their children, more risk-averse parents have a stronger preference for sons than for daughters …. Second, after the birth of their children, parents with sons are more risk seeking, compared to parents with daughters. We …