Impact of violent crime on risk aversion: Evidence from the mexican drug war

Whereas attitudes toward risk play an important role in many decisions over the life course, factors that affect those attitudes are not fully understood. Using longitudinal survey data collected in Mexico before and during the Mexican war on drugs, we investigate how risk attitudes change with vari...

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Main Authors: Brown, R. (Author), Montalva, V. (Author), Thomas, D. (Author), Velásquez, A. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MIT Press Journals 2019
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