Risk and time preferences: linking experimental and household survey data from Vietnam

Authors :: Tanaka, Tomomi
Camerer, Colin F.
Nguyen, Quang
Source :: American Economic Review. March, 2010, Vol. 100 Issue 1, p557, 15 p.
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: A study to collect risk and time preferences of individuals experimentally is presented. The preferences are correlated with demographic and economic variables from the previous Vietnam household survey. The results indicated people living in poor villages are averse to loss of income but not necessarily afraid of income variation.

Subjects :: Vietnam -- Demographic aspects
Vietnam -- Economic aspects
Development economics -- Research
Household surveys -- Usage
Financial risk -- Evaluation
Personal preferences (Social sciences) -- Analysis
Business
Economics

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