Genetic Variation in Preferences for Giving and Risk Taking
In this paper, we use the classical twin design to provide estimates of genetic and environmental influences on experimentally elicited preferences for risk and giving. Using standardmethods from behavior genetics, we find strong prima facie evidence that these preferences are broadly heritable and...
Main Authors: | Cesarini, David Alexander (Contributor), Dawes, Christopher T. (Author), Johannesson, Magnus (Author), Lichtenstein, Paul (Author), Wallace, Bjorn (Author) |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor) |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MIT Press,
2010-08-31T20:59:15Z.
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Online Access: | Get fulltext |
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