The 7R polymorphism in the dopamine receptor D4 gene (DRD4) is associated with financial risk taking in men

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 85-92

  Dreber, Anna ^a,b   Apicella, Coren L ^c   Eisenberg, Dan T A ^d   Garcia, Justin R ^e   Zamore, Richard S ^e   Lum, J Koji ^e   Campbell, Benjamin ^f  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

DRD4; Economic behavior; Risk preferences; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

EID: 58649118639     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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