This paper presents new evidence on the distribution of risk attitudes in the population, using a novel set of survey questions and a representative sample of roughly 22,000 individuals living in Germany. Using a question that asks about willingness to take risks on an 11-point scale, we find...

Typically, laboratory experiments suffer from homogeneous subject pools and self-selection biases. The usefulness of survey data is limited by measurement error and by the questionability of their behavioral relevance. Here we present a method integrating interactive experiments and...

Typically, laboratory experiments suffer from homogeneous subject pools and self-selection biases. The usefulness of survey data is limited by measurement error and by the questionability of their behavioral relevance. Here we present a method integrating interactive experiments and...

Inhalt: METHODISCH KONZEPTIONELLE BEITRÄGE (u. a. Habich, Roland: Objektive und subjektive Indikatoren - Ein Vorschlag zur Messung des Wandels von Lebenslagen). - HAUSHALTSBEZOGENE ANALYSEN ZU INNERFAMILIALER ARBEITSTEILUNG, BILDUNG, LEBENSFORMEN UND WOHNEN (u. a. Binder, Marion/Wagner, Gert:...