Risk attitudes and reservation wages of unemployed workers: Evidence from panel data

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 106
Issue: 3
Pages: 223-226

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Abstract

This paper studies risk attitudes of unemployed job seekers and their relationship to self-reported reservation wages. We find that risk aversion is prevalent, and that reservation wages decrease slightly over time. Furthermore, risk aversion and reservation wages are negatively correlated.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:106:y:2010:i:3:p:223-226
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-28