期刊名称：Discussion Paper Series / Universität Heidelberg, Department of Economics
出版年度：2012
卷号：2012
出版社：Universität Heidelberg, Department of Economics
摘要：Recent studies have found correlations between risk attitudes and severalsociodemographic characteristics. In this paper, we deploy an artefactualfield experiment and study whether subjects - non-professionals and fi-nancial professionals - are aware of these correlations. This is largelyconfirmed by our results for all subject groups. We show that the sub-jects attach informational value to sociodemographic information whenassessing others' risk attitudes. This provides external validity to thecorrelations found between risk preferences and sociodemographics. Aperson's self-assessment of risk attitudes is the most helpful device forthe subjects' assessments of others, although experienced professionalsmake use of it to a minor extent than all other subjects
关键词：Risk Preferences; Financial Advice; Artefactual Field Experi-;ment; Behavioral Finance
