In den Sozialwissenschaften spielt die sogenannte Citizen Science, also der Einbezug von an Wissenschaft interessierte Bürgerinnen und Bürgern in wissenschaftliche Erhebungen als Methode empirischer Sozialforschung bislang keine Rolle. Freilich sind die in der Politik zunehmend häufiger...

Up to now in the social sciences, what is known as citizen science—the involvement of interested citizens in scientific surveys—has been used relatively little as a method of empirical social research. While the “citizens’ dialogues” that are becoming more widespread in politics can be...

This paper explores the relationship between risk attitude and asset diversification in household portfolios. We first examine the impact of manifested risk aversion on the total number of distinct assets held in a portfolio (naive diversification). The second part of the paper focuses on a more...

This paper explores the relationship between risk attitude and asset diversification in household portfolios. We first examine the impact of manifested risk aversion on the total number of distinct assets held in a portfolio (naive diversification). The second part of the paper focuses on a more...