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Estimating risk attitudes in conventional and artefactual lab experiments

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  • Andreas Drichoutis
  • Phoebe Koundouri

    (Dept. of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business)

Abstract

We elicit risk preferences from student subjects and subjects drawn from the general population, using the multiple price list method devised by Holt and and Laury (2002). We find that students are less risk averse than general population subjects.

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  • Andreas Drichoutis & Phoebe Koundouri, 2011. "Estimating risk attitudes in conventional and artefactual lab experiments," DEOS Working Papers 1115, Athens University of Economics and Business.
    • Handle: RePEc:aue:wpaper:1115
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    JEL classification:

    • C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
    • D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty

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