Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/107488 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 8709
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We investigate the consistency and stability of individual risk preferences by manipulating cognitive resources. Participants are randomly assigned to an experiment session at a preferred time of day relative to their diurnal preference (circadian matched) or at a non-preferred time (circadian mismatched) and choose allocations between two risky assets (using the Choi et al., 2007, design). Consistency of behavior of circadian matched and mismatched subjects is statistically the same, however mismatched subjects tend to take more risks. We conclude that, consistent with several theories, preferences are rational yet can change depending on state-level cognitive resources.
Subjects: 
sleep
risky preference
choice consistency
JEL: 
C91
D81
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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