A comparison of salient rewards in experiments: Money and class points

Jamie Brown Kruse; Mark A. Thompson

doi:10.1016/S0165-1765(01)00530-4

A comparison of salient rewards in experiments: Money and class points

Jamie Brown Kruse, Mark A. Thompson

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Abstract

We use laboratory decisions with different salient rewards to elicit individual values of a risk mitigation investment in a low probability environment. Statistically significant gender differences were found with class points; however, gender differences disappeared when monetary incentives were used.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	113-117
Number of pages	5
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	74
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-1765(01)00530-4
State	Published - Dec 20 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

C91
D81
Experiment
Gender
Low probability risk
Risk mitigation
Salient reward

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Finance
Economics and Econometrics

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