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Transmission of risk preferences from mothers to daughters

Abstract:: We study the transmission of risk attitudes in a unique survey of mothers and children in which both participated in an incentivized risk preference elicitation task. We document that risk preferences are correlated between mothers and children when the children are just 7–8 years old. This correlation is only present for daughters. We further show that a measure of maternal involvement is a strong moderator of the association between mothers’ and daughters’ risk tolerance. This is consistent with a role for socialization and parental investment in the intergenerational transmission of risk preferences.

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Alan, S., Baydar, N., Boneva, T., Crossley, T., & Ertac, S. (2016). Transmission of risk preferences from mothers to daughters. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 134, 60–77.

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Alan, S., et al. “Transmission of Risk Preferences from Mothers to Daughters.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 134, Elsevier, 2016, pp. 60–77.

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Alan, S, N Baydar, T Boneva, T Crossley, and S Ertac. 2016. “Transmission of Risk Preferences from Mothers to Daughters.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 134: 60–77.
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Publisher copy:: 10.1016/j.jebo.2016.12.014

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+ Alan, S More by this author

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+ Baydar, N More by this author

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+ Boneva, T More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: Economics
Oxford college:: Hertford College
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+ Crossley, T More by this author

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+ Ertac, S More by this author

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Publisher:: Elsevier
Journal:: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization More from this journal
Volume:: 134
Pages:: 60-77
Publication date:: 2016-12-21
Acceptance date:: 2016-12-16
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jebo.2016.12.014
ISSN:: 0167-2681

Language:: English
Keywords:: FFR
Pubs id:: pubs:933658
UUID:: uuid:1353e27d-1ce0-4c17-be5d-a42b5d24d3d6
Local pid:: pubs:933658
Source identifiers:: 933658
Deposit date:: 2019-03-05

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Copyright holder:: Alan, S et al
Copyright date:: 2016
Notes:: © 2016 Alan, S et al. This is an open access article under the CCBY license.

Licence:: CC Attribution (CC BY)

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