This paper reviews the findings from the last 20 years on the behavioural factors that
influence farmers, decisions to adopt environmentally sustainable practices. It also proposes …

Experiences affect mood, which in turn affects subsequent experiences. Recent studies
suggest two specific principles. First, mood depends on how recent reward outcomes differ …

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 …

We use a series of field experiments in rural Burundi to examine the impact of exposure to
conflict on social, risk, and time preferences. We find that conflict affects behavior …

Despite the widespread interest in understanding and identifying risk takers by
psychologists, clinicians, and economists, the risk literature currently lacks consensus …

Household finance—the normative and positive study of how households use financial
markets to achieve their objectives—has gained a lot of attention over the past decade and …

Purpose This study aims to examine the roles of individual factors on risky investment
intention as an indicator of risky financial behavior. Design/methodology/approach The data …

Buried in many people and operating largely outside the realm of conscious thought are
forces inclining us toward liberal or conservative political convictions. Our biology …

This study extends tourism demand research by focusing on how an important psychological
factor, risk aversion, affects tourism participation and expenditure. Based on five waves of …

Abstract Serotonin, like dopamine (DA), has long been implicated in adaptive behavior,
including decision making and reinforcement learning. However, although the two …