The 2D:4D ratio and Myopic Loss Aversion (MLA): An experimental investigation

Anderson M. Teixeira, Benjamin Tabak and Daniel Cajueiro

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 2015, vol. 5, issue C, 81-84

Abstract: Myopic Loss Aversion (MLA) is considered to be an important explanation of risk aversion. In this letter we show that greater exposure to testosterone influences MLA, which suggests that a biological factor may help explain the phenomenon.

Keywords: Risk; Experiment; Testosterone (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C9 D81 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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Working Paper: THE 2D:4D RATIO AND MYOPIC LOSS AVERSION (MLA): AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION (2016)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbef.2015.02.005

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