Gender differences in preferences
This paper reviews the literature on gender differences in economic experiments. In the
three main sections, we identify robust differences in risk preferences, social (other …
three main sections, we identify robust differences in risk preferences, social (other …
Stability of experimental and survey measures of risk, time, and social preferences: A review and some new results
Y Chuang, L Schechter - Journal of development economics, 2015 - Elsevier
Underlying preferences are often considered to be persistent, and are important inputs into
economic models. We first conduct an extensive review of the disparate literature studying …
economic models. We first conduct an extensive review of the disparate literature studying …
Men, women and risk aversion: Experimental evidence
CC Eckel, PJ Grossman - Handbook of experimental economics results, 2008 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter reviews the results from experimental measures of risk
aversion for evidence of systematic differences in the behavior of men and women. In most …
aversion for evidence of systematic differences in the behavior of men and women. In most …
Forecasting risk attitudes: An experimental study using actual and forecast gamble choices
CC Eckel, PJ Grossman - Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2008 - Elsevier
We develop and evaluate a simple gamble-choice task to measure attitudes toward risk, and
apply this measure to examine differences in risk attitudes of male and female university …
apply this measure to examine differences in risk attitudes of male and female university …
Predicting health behaviors with an experimental measure of risk preference
LR Anderson, JM Mellor - Journal of health economics, 2008 - Elsevier
We conduct a large-scale economics experiment paired with a survey to examine the
association between individual risk preference and health-related behaviors among adults …
association between individual risk preference and health-related behaviors among adults …
Risk loving after the storm: A Bayesian-Network study of Hurricane Katrina evacuees
We investigate risk preferences of a sample of hurricane Katrina evacuees shortly after they
were evacuated and transported to Houston, and another sample from the same population …
were evacuated and transported to Houston, and another sample from the same population …
Are risk preferences stable? Comparing an experimental measure with a validated survey-based measure
LR Anderson, JM Mellor - Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2009 - Springer
We examine the stability of risk preference within subjects by comparing measures obtained
from two elicitation methods, an economics experiment with real monetary rewards and a …
from two elicitation methods, an economics experiment with real monetary rewards and a …
Measuring the time stability of prospect theory preferences
S Zeisberger, D Vrecko, T Langer - Theory and Decision, 2012 - Springer
Prospect Theory (PT) is widely regarded as the most promising descriptive model for
decision making under uncertainty. Various tests have corroborated the validity of the …
decision making under uncertainty. Various tests have corroborated the validity of the …
Gender, risk and stereotypes
D Daruvala - Journal of risk and uncertainty, 2007 - Springer
This paper reports results from an economic experiment where respondents are asked to
make choices between risky outcomes for themselves and others. We investigate whether …
make choices between risky outcomes for themselves and others. We investigate whether …
Wind insurance and mitigation in the coastal zone
This paper presents the only study analyzing the decision to purchase wind coverage for
individuals whose standard homeowner's policy excludes wind, and one of very few …
individuals whose standard homeowner's policy excludes wind, and one of very few …