Poverty remains one of the most pressing problems facing the world; the mechanisms
through which poverty arises and perpetuates itself, however, are not well understood. Here …

Although experiments are the gold standard for establishing causality, several threats can
undermine the internal validity of experimental findings. In this article, we first discuss these …

We show that the vast majority of young married men in Saudi Arabia privately support
women working outside the home (WWOH) and substantially underestimate support by …

Socially responsible behavior is crucial for slowing the spread of infectious diseases.
However, economic and epidemiological models of disease transmission abstract from …

Introduction: Psychological studies undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic rarely
include people in their 60s or older. In our study, we studied the predictors of quality of life …

The COVID-19 pandemic has led many people to suffer from emotional distress. Previous
studies suggest that women process and express affective experiences, such as fear, with a …

Humans vary substantially in their willingness to take risks. In a combined sample of over 1
million individuals, we conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of general risk …

The growth of the “gig” economy generates worker flexibility that, some have speculated, will
favour women. We explore this by examining labour supply choices and earnings among …

Risk perception is important in determining health-protective behavior. During the rise of the
COVID-19 epidemic, we tested a comprehensive structural equation model of risk …

To what extent is there a general factor of risk preference, R, akin to g, the general factor of
intelligence? Can risk preference be regarded as a stable psychological trait? These …