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The 2d:4d Ratio And Myopic Loss Aversion (Mla): An Experimental Investigation

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  • ANDERSON MUTTER TEIXEIRA
  • BENJAMIN M. TABAK
  • DANIEL O. CAJUEIRO

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Myopic Loss Aversion (MLA) is considered to be an important explanation of risk aversion. In this letter we show that greater exposure to testosterone influences MLA, which suggests that a biological factor may help explain the phenomenon.
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  • Anderson Mutter Teixeira & Benjamin M. Tabak & Daniel O. Cajueiro, 2016. "The 2d:4d Ratio And Myopic Loss Aversion (Mla): An Experimental Investigation," Anais do XLII Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 42nd Brazilian Economics Meeting] 129, ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics].
    • Handle: RePEc:anp:en2014:129
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    1. da Silva, Eduardo Borges & Silva, Thiago Christiano & Constantino, Michel & Amancio, Diego Raphael & Tabak, Benjamin Miranda, 2020. "Overconfidence and the 2D:4D ratio," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Elsevier, vol. 25(C).
    2. Nofsinger, John R. & Patterson, Fernando M. & Shank, Corey A., 2018. "Decision-making, financial risk aversion, and behavioral biases: The role of testosterone and stress," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 29(C), pages 1-16.

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    • C9 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty

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