International audienceThe aim of this study is to analyze the differences between risk-taking and risk-averse investors in terms of social representations. The sample consisted of 68 Turkish individual investors. First of all, the sample is categorized as risk aversives and risk takers by their answers to the ques- tionnaires. The questionnaire also contained the questions regarding the respondents’ perceptions of risk, life risk, deficiencies that may create risk, investment, financial risk and tolerable finan- cial risks. The structure of social representations for each category is analyzed by the use of a word association technique, also called evocation task. The results suggest several tentative conclusions. For instance, the term "cou...
We question if risk phenomenology revealed by money expenditure corresponds to the subjective percep...
My perspective on risk perceptions is probably very different from that of most people in this room....
We relax assumptions on individual risk preference, and set two theoretical rules for portfolio choi...
The experience of good fortune and misfortune often reveals itself in the context of risk. We posed ...
The definition and measurement of risk propensity has long been a topic of debate among researchers,...
Consistent with models of risk return, we indicate that risk-taking behavior in the context of inves...
The paper investigates risk attitudes among different types of individuals. The authors use several ...
The main purpose of this research was to examine whether systematic cross-national differences exist...
Dealing with and taking risks are central issues of current societies which had been characterised b...
Dealing with and taking risks are central issues of current societies which had been characterised b...
This paper analyzes the empirical risk tolerance of individuals. Rare empirical evidence shows the r...
With respect to financial decisions in daily life of investors, in this research we assess the menta...
We performed a large experiment (690 individuals), combining the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) with Skin ...
It is widely acknowledged that people, on average, are risk averse. Moreover, there is a substantial...
The aim of the research is to shed light on the emotional side of a risk taking behaviour. The paper...
We question if risk phenomenology revealed by money expenditure corresponds to the subjective percep...
My perspective on risk perceptions is probably very different from that of most people in this room....
We relax assumptions on individual risk preference, and set two theoretical rules for portfolio choi...
The experience of good fortune and misfortune often reveals itself in the context of risk. We posed ...
The definition and measurement of risk propensity has long been a topic of debate among researchers,...
Consistent with models of risk return, we indicate that risk-taking behavior in the context of inves...
The paper investigates risk attitudes among different types of individuals. The authors use several ...
The main purpose of this research was to examine whether systematic cross-national differences exist...
Dealing with and taking risks are central issues of current societies which had been characterised b...
Dealing with and taking risks are central issues of current societies which had been characterised b...
This paper analyzes the empirical risk tolerance of individuals. Rare empirical evidence shows the r...
With respect to financial decisions in daily life of investors, in this research we assess the menta...
We performed a large experiment (690 individuals), combining the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) with Skin ...
It is widely acknowledged that people, on average, are risk averse. Moreover, there is a substantial...
The aim of the research is to shed light on the emotional side of a risk taking behaviour. The paper...
We question if risk phenomenology revealed by money expenditure corresponds to the subjective percep...
My perspective on risk perceptions is probably very different from that of most people in this room....
We relax assumptions on individual risk preference, and set two theoretical rules for portfolio choi...