Measuring the risk attitude of decision-makers: Are there differences between groups of methods and persons?

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 336-352

  Maart Noelck, Syster C ^a   Musshoff, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contextualized statements; Holt and Laury lottery; Measuring the risk attitude; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; FARMERS ATTITUDE; INCENTIVE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RISK PERCEPTION; SELF ASSESSMENT; STUDENT;

GERMANY; KAZAKHSTAN;

EID: 84897684666     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2012.00620.x     Document Type: Article

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