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Cesarini, David; Johannesson, Magnus; Magnusson, Patrik … - In: Management science : journal of the Institute for … 58 (2012) 1, pp. 21-34

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Chapter Three. The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors

Cawley, John; Ruhm, Christopher J. - In: Handbook of health economics : volume 2, (pp. 95-199). 2011

Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable deaths. This chapter overviews the theoretical frameworks for, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky...

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Neuroeconomics : a review of the influence of neurotransmitters on the behaviour and decision-making of individuals in economic matters

Rotschedl, Jiri; Neugebauer, Jan; Vokoun, Marek; … - 2024

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Behavioral Genetics and Crime, in Context

Jones, Owen D. - 2008

This Article provides an introduction to some of the key issues at the intersection of behavioral genetics and crime … genetics can and cannot tell us about criminal behavior. It also discusses a variety of important implications (as well as … complexities) of attempting to use insights of behavioral genetics in legal contexts …

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The contribution of behavior genetics to entrepreneurship : an evolutionary perspective

Kuechle, Graciela - In: Journal of evolutionary economics : JEE 29 (2019) 4, pp. 1263-1284

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Genetics and Human Behavior

Yashon, Ronnee - 2017

(Mutation) CauseAggressiveness? -- Chapter 7: How Do We Study theEffects of Genetics onBehavior? -- Chapter 8: Twin Studies …

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A tractable theory of choice based on cell behavior

Valdés-Edwards, Gonzalo; Valdés Prieto, Salvador - 2013

This paper presents a choice model based on a model for the behavior of brain cells that is based on neurological findings. The paper shows that it is possible to define choice as the result of a series of interconnected cellular processes, instead of framing the problem from the point of view...

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The gender reference point gap

Kettlewell, Nathan; Levy, Jonathan; Tymula, Agnieszka; … - 2023

Studies have frequently found that women are more risk averse than men. In this paper, we depart from usual practice in economics that treats risk attitude as a primitive, and instead adopt a neuroeconomic approach where risk attitude is determined by the reference point which can be easily...

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Estranged parents and a schizophrenic child : choice in economics, psychology and neuroeconomics

Ross, Don - In: The journal of economic methodology 18 (2011) 3, pp. 217-231

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L' apport de la psychologie sociale à l'analyse économique

Petit, Emmanuel - In: Revue d'économie politique 121 (2011) 6, pp. 797-837

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