Using Pandemic Behavior to Test the External Validity of Laboratory Measurements of Risk Aversion and Guilt.
J Behav Exp Econ
; : 101938, 2022 Sep 09.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2008123
ABSTRACT
We test whether laboratory measures of individual preferences for risk and guilt relate to risk-connected behaviors in a pandemic, such as socializing, dining in at restaurants, and hand washing. We utilize a survey administrated to a nationally representative subject pool in the United States in April, 2020 - the month following the declaration of a national state of emergency in response to the global outbreak of COVID-19. We find that higher levels of risk aversion are associated with risk-reducing behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, we do not find strong evidence that guilt relates to the same behavior.
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J Behav Exp Econ
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2022
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