May 2008

IZA DP No. 3523: A Note on Risk Aversion and Labour Market Outcomes: Further Evidence from German Survey Data

published as "Risk Aversion and Labour Market Outcomes: Evidence from German Survey Data" in: Empirical Economics Letters, 2009, 8(3)

Using the large-scale German Socio-Economic Panel, this note reports direct empirical evidence for significant correlations between risk aversion and labour market outcomes (full-time employment, temporary agency work, fixed-term contracts, employer change, quits, training, wages, and job satisfaction).