Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/58613 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 6400
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Risk theories typically assume individuals make risky choices using probability weights that differ from objective probabilities. Recent theories suggest that probability weights vary depending on which portion of a risky environment is made salient. Using experimental data we show that salience affects young men and women differently, even after controlling for cognitive and non-cognitive skills. Men are significantly more likely than women to switch from a certain to a risky choice once the upside of winning is made salient, even though the expected value of the choice remains the same.
Subjects: 
gender
salience
risk-aversion
probability weights
cognitive ability
JEL: 
D8
D81
J16
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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