Haering, A. and Heinrich, T. (2017) 'Risk preferences in China : results from experimental economics.', ASIEN : the German journal on contemporary Asia. . pp. 66-88.
Abstract
The propensity to take risks is a fundamental trait that determines the nature of decision making. For example, risk taking is regarded as an important driver of entrepreneurial and innovative behavior in an economy. In this paper, we survey the empirical evidence on individual risk-taking behavior in China. We focus on those studies that elicit preferences for risk taking involving real monetary stakes under controlled conditions, using the methods of Experimental Economics. The studies that we summarize compare Chinese subjects to those in other countries. While nonincentivized surveys find that Chinese subjects are more willing to take risks than Germans and Americans are, the existing experimental studies suggest that this relationship is less clear cut.
Item Type: | Article |
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Full text: | (AM) Accepted Manuscript Download PDF (420Kb) |
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Status: | Peer-reviewed |
Publisher Web site: | http://asien.asienforschung.de/asien-142-januar-2017/ |
Date accepted: | 18 May 2017 |
Date deposited: | 23 March 2018 |
Date of first online publication: | 01 January 2017 |
Date first made open access: | No date available |
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