Risk perceptions and distributional judgments

Authors
Cowell, FA Schokkaert, E
Citation
Fa. Cowell et E. Schokkaert, Risk perceptions and distributional judgments, EUR ECON R, 45(4-6), 2001, pp. 941-952
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
ISSN journal
00142921 → ACNP
Volume
45
Issue
4-6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
941 - 952
Database
ISI
SICI code
0014-2921(200105)45:4-6<941:RPADJ>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We examine the role of laboratory questionnaire-experiments and recent appl ied empirical research on attitudes in understanding the relationships betw een people's perceptions of inequality and their perceptions of risk. We co nsider risk in three interpretations: 'in vacuo', in day-to-day life and in the original position. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B,V, All rights reserved.