We compare seven established risk elicitation methods and investigate how they robustly explain eleven kinds of risky behavior with 760 individuals. Risk measures are positively correlated; however, their performance in explaining behavior is heterogeneous and, therefore, difficult to assess ex...

We compare seven established risk elicitation methods and investigate how they robustly explain eleven kinds of risky behavior with 760 individuals. Risk measures are positively correlated; however, their performance in explaining behavior is heterogeneous and, therefore, difficult to assess ex...

We use a repeated incentivized risk experiment in rural Thailand to test determinants of changes in the level of individual risk aversion over time. We find that risk aversion significantly changes between 2008 and 2013 as a result of macro- andmicro-level shocks. Strong macroeconomic recovery...

In vielen Ländern der Welt, Deutschland eingeschlossen, sind Finanzberater (hier Personen, die Privatanleger bei Finanzanlagen beraten) heutzutage gesetzlich verpflichtet, die Risikoeinstellung ihrer Kunden zu erfassen, um ihnen dabei zu helfen, die passendste Anlageentscheidung zu treffen. Die...

We compare seven established risk elicitation methods and investigate how robustly they explain eleven kinds of risky behavior with 760 individuals. Risk measures are positively correlated; however, their performance in explaining behavior is heterogeneous and, therefore, difficult to assess ex...

We use a repeated incentivized risk experiment in rural Thailand to test determinants of changes in the level of individual risk aversion over time. We find that risk aversion significantly changes between 2008 and 2013 as a result of macro- and micro-level shocks. Strong macroeconomic recovery...

Der russische Überfall auf die Ukraine wurde so nicht erwartet und hat entsprechend zu einer Neubewertung der Sicherheitslage geführt. Die entsprechenden Maßnahmen sind so einschneidend, dass der 24. 2. 2022 häufig als ein Zeitenbruch angesehen wird. Zweifellos gibt es diesen Bruch im...

Die Länder der Welt bedürfen der Kooperation, um globale Probleme zu lösen. Zudem hatDeutschland als stark außenwirtschaftlich orientiertes Land ein besonderes Interesse an weltweiterZusammenarbeit. Die weltweit akzeptierten Menschenrechte scheinen dafür eine gute Grundlagezu sein, doch bei...

This paper examines the puzzlingly high unexploited momentum returns from a new perspective. We analyze characteristics of momentum traders in a sample of 692 fund managers. We find that momentum traders are 'defined' by their short-term horizon, by a behavioural view on the market and by a...