Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the extent to which individual risk preferences are contextually dependent. The theory deveoped in this paper extends the way traditional economists have thought about risk behavior to incorporate the way other social scientists have thought about risk behavior. Specifically, the hypothesis being tested in the paper can be stated as: Individuals behave differently towards risks when in a social atmosphere than when they are in isolation. This hypothesis was tested using an experimental design inspired from previous literature in the field. Using regression analysis it was found that there is no statistical significance that individuals behave differently towards risk when in a social atmosphere than when they are in isolation.
Advisor
Mellizo, Philip
Department
Economics
Recommended Citation
Heurich, Adam, "Social Influences on Risk Behavior" (2012). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 772.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/772
Disciplines
Economics
Publication Date
2012
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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