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Does nature shape risk preferences? Evidence from Chile, Norway, and Tanzania

open access: yesEconomic Inquiry, Volume 63, Issue 2, Page 568-590, April 2025.
Abstract Does exposure to a more risky environment affect risk preferences? Going beyond single‐case study evidence, we report results from five surveys conducted in three countries and link this with administrative data to study whether a link between exposure and preferences is detectable and widespread. We find no evidence for endogenous preferences
Florian Diekert, Robbert‐Jan Schaap
wiley   +1 more source

Networks paving the way: Apprenticeship, guilds, and access to mastership in early modern Genoa

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper investigates how kinship and professional networks shaped labour market outcomes in the guild‐based labour market of early modern Genoa. Using a newly constructed dataset of more than 8,000 apprenticeship contracts (1451–1530), I examine the extent to which family and guild connections influenced apprentices' chances of attaining ...
Alessandro Brioschi
wiley   +1 more source

Elite persistence in family: The role of adoption in prewar Japan

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Why do elite families often maintain their social and economic status across generations? This paper examines the role of adoption in sustaining elite persistence in prewar Japan. Under the Japanese inheritance system, families without a biological son could adopt an heir to continue the family lineage and transfer assets and social status ...
Hiroshi Kumanomido, Yutaro Takayasu
wiley   +1 more source

Family dynamics, childhood trauma, and gender norms among men convicted of partner violence in Türkiye

open access: yesFamily Relations, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study explored the sociodemographic characteristics of men convicted of intimate partner violence (IPV), their childhood exposure to violence, gender norms, and the meanings they attribute to their use of violence. Background Guided by the ecological framework for understanding IPV, violence is conceptualized as the outcome of ...
Fatma Ayhan
wiley   +1 more source

Adult grandchildren's perception of grandparents' personality and emotional closeness with the grandparent

open access: yesFamily Relations, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study aimed to examine adult grandchildren's perception of four grandparents' personality traits and how these perceptions, along with personality similarity to the grandparent, are related to emotional closeness. Background The relationships between adult grandchildren and their grandparents are becoming more prevalent and ...
Shiyue Bao, Tianyuan Li
wiley   +1 more source

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