Utilizing the longitudinal SOEP data representative of the German population, we find that mental health shocks significantly decrease the willingness to take risks. We also find that mental health improvements increase the willingness to take risks significantly. Our findings are relevant for...

We discuss the behavioral and welfare implications of uncovering determinants of successful prevention. Based on a novel reinterpretation of prevention, we introduce the concept of technological transparency (TT)—the extent to which scientific knowledge allows agents to predict the success of...

Quantum-behaved Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm is analyzed, contraction-expansion coefficient and its control method are studied. To the different performance characteristics with different coefficients control strategies, a control method of coefficient with Q-learning is proposed. The...