IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8354

New Evidence on the Relationship between Risk Attitudes and Self-Employment

Olga Skriabikova, Thomas Dohmen, Ben Kriechel

published in: Labour Economics, 2014, 30, 176-184

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8020

Donations, Risk Attitudes and Time Preferences: A Study on Altruism in Primary School Children

Silvia Angerer, Daniela Glätzle-Rützler, Philipp Lergetporer, Matthias Sutter

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2015, 115, 67-74

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7712

Economic Uncertainty, Parental Selection, and the Criminal Activity of the 'Children of the Wall'

Arnaud Chevalier, Olivier Marie

revised version publisehd as 'Risky moms, risky kids? fertility and crime after the fall of the wal' in: Journal of Public Economics, 2024, 230, 105048

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6997

Cognitive Skills, Gender and Risk Preferences

Alison L. Booth, Pamela Katic

published in: Economic Record, 2013, 89 (284),19-30

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6860

Why Are Educated and Risk-Loving Persons More Mobile Across Regions?

Stefan Bauernschuster, Oliver Falck, Stephan Heblich, Jens Suedekum

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2014, 98, 56-69

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5380

Economic Preferences and Attitudes of the Unemployed: Are Natives and Second Generation Migrants Alike?

Amelie F. Constant, Annabelle Krause-Pilatus, Ulf Rinne, Klaus F. Zimmermann

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2011, 32 (7), 825-851

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5219

A Different Look at Lenin's Legacy: Trust, Risk, Fairness and Cooperativeness in the Two Germanies

Guido Heineck, Bernd Süssmuth

revised version published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2013, 41 (3), 789-803

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5197

Parental Risk Attitudes and Children's Secondary School Track Choice

Guido Heineck, Oliver Wölfel

revised version published in: Economics of Education Review, 2012, 31 (5), 727–743

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4807

Can We Measure Individual Risk Attitudes in a Survey?

Xiaohao Ding, Joop Hartog, Yuze Sun

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4703

Inequality Aversion and Risk Attitudes

Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Xavier Ramos

substantially revised version published as "Distaste for Inequality? The Role of Risk Aversion" in: M. Rojas (ed.), The Economics of Happiness, Springer, 2019.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4545

Incentive Effects on Risk Attitude in Small Probability Prospects

Mathieu Lefèbvre, Ferdinand M. Vieider, Marie Claire Villeval

published in: Economics Letters, 2010, 109 (2), 115-120

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4225

Attitudes toward Uncertainty among the Poor: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia

Alpaslan Akay, Peter Martinsson, Haileselassie Medhin, Stefan T. Trautmann

revised version published in: Theory and Decision, 2012, 73 (3), 453-464

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4026

Gender Differences in Risk Behaviour: Does Nurture Matter?

Alison L. Booth, Patrick J. Nolen

published in: Economic Journal, 2012, 122 (558), F56 - F78