EXPERIMENTAL AND SELF‐REPORTED MEASURES OF RISK TAKING AND DIGIT RATIO (2D:4D): EVIDENCE FROM A LARGE, SYSTEMATIC STUDY

Pablo Brañas‐Garza, Matteo Galizzi and Jeroen Nieboer
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International Economic Review, 2018, vol. 59, issue 3, 1131-1157

Abstract: We systematically investigate the links between the digit ratio (2D:4D)—a biomarker for prenatal testosterone exposure—and two measures of individual risk taking: (i) risk preferences (RP) over lotteries with real monetary incentives and (ii) self‐reported risk attitude (RA). We find that both the right‐hand and the left‐hand digit ratio are significantly associated with RP: Subjects with lower digit ratios tend to choose riskier lotteries. Neither digit ratio, however, is associated with self‐reported RA.

Date: 2018
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Working Paper: Experimental and self-reported measures of risk taking and digit ratio (2D:4D): evidence from a large, systematic study (2018)
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