Risk Preference and Employment Contract Type

We explore the possibility that a systematic relationship exists between employment within a particular type of contract and risk preference. We exploit a set of proxies for risk preference, whereby some of the proxies capture risk loving behaviour (expenditure on gambling, smoking and alcohol) wher...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brown, S., Farrell, L., Harris, Mark, Sessions, J.G.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81802