The behavioral genetics of behavioral anomalies

Management Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-24

  Cesarini, David ^a,b   Johannesson, Magnus ^c   Magnusson, Patrik K E ^d   Wallace, Björn ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behavior genetics; Behavioral anomalies; Heuristics and biases

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR GENETICS; BEHAVIORAL ANOMALIES; COGNITIVE ABILITY; COMMON ENVIRONMENT; FINANCIAL DECISIONS; GENETIC ARCHITECTURE; GENETIC DIFFERENCES; GENETIC SOURCES; GENETIC VARIANCE; HEURISTICS AND BIASES; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; LOSS AVERSION; PORTFOLIO SELECTION;

DECISION MAKING;

CHROMOSOMES;

EID: 84856282770     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1110.1329     Document Type: Article

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