Does the degree of relative risk aversion vary with household characteristics?

Article Abstract:

Cross-sectional information derived from over 7,000 income tax returns for the year 1985 show the extent of risk aversion among Swedes. The different characteristics of households are cited as the reason why different kinds of risky portfolios exist. The degree of relative risk is enormous, but it is not systematically correlated to income, taxes, and net assets. Furthermore, risk aversion increases with age based on the predicted age coefficient.

Personal Tax Planning, Analysis, Personal finance, Sweden, Tax planning, Income tax, Risk-taking (Psychology), Risk taking

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Energy Inputs and Household Behavior in France

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Lifestyles are analyzed to determine consumption behavior in France. Urbanization and changing cultural patterns influence energy usage. The total energy content of households is considered. Physiological needs are found to be unimportant in household usage. Upwardly mobile households are the largest consumers of energy.

France, Households

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Household environmental protection and the intergenerational transmission of human capital

Article Abstract:

A new study investigates the link between children's environmental protection offered by parents and the intergenerational transmission of human capital.

Research, Environmental aspects, Child psychology, Environmental protection, Human capital

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