We consider the external validity of laboratory measures of risk attitude. Based on a large-
scale experiment using a representative panel of the Dutch population, we test if these …

This paper studies risk attitudes using a large representative survey and a complementary
experiment conducted with a representative subject pool in subjects' homes. Using a …

We estimate individual risk attitudes using controlled experiments in the field in Denmark.
The experiments were carried out across Denmark using a representative sample of 253 …

This paper presents new evidence on the distribution of risk attitudes in the population,
using a novel set of survey questions and a representative sample of roughly 22,000 …

With the rise of experimental research in the social sciences, numerous methods to elicit and
classify people's risk attitudes in the laboratory have evolved. However, evidence suggests …

Attitudes towards risk and uncertainty have been indicated to be highly context-dependent,
and to be sensitive to the measurement technique employed. We present data collected in …

While risk behavior has been studied intensely and a large number of risk perception
studies are available, far less research exists regarding people's mind-sets towards …

While risk behavior has been studied intensely and a large number of risk perception
studies are available, far less research exists regarding people's mind-sets towards …

We use field experiments to examine the temporal stability of risk preferences. Over a 17‐
month period, we elicited risk preferences from subjects chosen to be representative of the …

Previous research has found considerable variation in risk taking behavior within individuals
across tasks. In this paper, we develop a hypothesis derived from the psychology literature …