Essays about: "risk-aversion"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 117 essays containing the word risk-aversion.

  1. 16. An Empirical Study About Young People's Risk Preferences and Determinants Affecting them

    University essay from

    Author : Jonathan Grudin; Christopher Severin; [2022-07-11]
    Keywords : Risk attitude; Behavioral finance; CRT; Financial literacy; Numerical ability; Risk-aversion;

    Abstract : In this report, the aim was to investigate what determinants or associations may affect an individual’s choice when facing different risk-related prospectus. Through surveys based on previous literature, a study on a sample of 119 respondents, containing students from the School of Business, Economics, and Law in Gothenburg was done. READ MORE

  3. 17. Investigating the relationship between economic preferences and attitudes towards vaccination against COVID-19.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Rasmus Eriksson; [2022-02-14]
    Keywords : COVID-19; attitudes towards vaccination; vaccination willingness; economic preferences; risk preferences; risk aversion; ambiguity preferences; ambiguity aversion; other regarding preferences; altruism; freeriding; conditional cooperation;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between economic preferences and attitudes towards vaccination against COVID-19. These relationships are important to explore in order to design correct and effective vaccination policies that can increase vaccination willingness and decrease vaccination hesitancy. READ MORE

  4. 18. Why Second Generation Students Academically Outperform Third Plus Generations : The Impact of Immigrant Optimism and Risk Aversion of Academic Achievement in the Greater Toronto Area

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Caroline Drag; [2022]
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  5. 19. Wealth and Risk-Taking: A Cross-Country Study of European Households

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Gustaf Östblom; [2022]
    Keywords : Household finance; Risky share; Participation; Cross-country comparison; Eurozone;

    Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between wealth and risk-taking among European households. Using data from 22 European countries, I show that households with more investable wealth are more likely to invest in risky assets and have a higher risky share conditional on participation. READ MORE

  6. 20. Are women really more risk averse? A study on gender differences in corporate financial policy decisions

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Anton Dahl; Lina Dahlin; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender differences; CEO gender; Risk-taking; Leverage; Cash ratio;

    Abstract : Despite the recent progression of gender diversity in managerial positions, men still outnumber women at the top. The stereotype of women as being less prone to risk is sometimes referred to as an explanation of why women do not break the glass ceiling. Our study contributes to the existing literature on gender differences in risk propensity. READ MORE