Sorting, incentives and risk preferences: Evidence from a field experiment

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 108
Issue: 3
Pages: 345-348

Authors (2)

Bellemare, Charles (Université Laval) Shearer, Bruce (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We conducted experiments within a firm to measure the risk preferences of workers who face substantial daily income risk. We find that these workers are significantly more risk-tolerant than individuals from the broader population. This is consistent with sorting: risk-tolerant workers are attracted to high-risk occupations.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:108:y:2010:i:3:p:345-348
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24