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

被引：33
|
作者：
Bellemare, Charles [1 ]
Shearer, Bruce
机构：
[1] Univ Laval, Dept Econ, CIRPEE, Quebec City, PQ G1V0A6, Canada
来源：
ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2010年 / 108卷 / 03期
关键词：
Risk aversion; Sorting; Incentive contracts; Field experiments;
D O I：
10.1016/j.econlet.2010.06.010
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
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. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：345 / 348
页数：4
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