Date of Award
Summer 5-19-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Economics
First Advisor
Karna Basu
Second Advisor
Purvi Sevak
Academic Program Adviser
Partha Deb
Abstract
I analyze how risk aversion may affect decision-making over time, what effects risk aversion may have on decisions, and whether one’s level of risk aversion varies over time. I find that risk preferences correlate with certain maternal factors, income, depression, and ethnicity. Risk aversion correlates with financial and health decisions.
Recommended Citation
Rubinchik, Nataliya, "Causes and Consequences of Risk Aversion in Middle Adulthood" (2016). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/44