Doctoral Dissertation Research in DRMS: The Influence of Birth Order on Risk Attitudes and Behavior

DRMS 博士论文研究：出生顺序对风险态度和行为的影响

• 批准号: 0851014
• 负责人: Melayne McInnes
• 金额: $ 0.65万
• 依托单位: University South Carolina Research Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-03-01 至 2010-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0851014&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; DRMS; Influence

This project uses laboratory economics experiments to explore the relationship between one?s birth order and risk preferences as well as the relationship between risk preferences and risk-taking behavior outside of the laboratory. The research team will collect demographic information on family structure and participation in certain risky behaviors including heavy alcohol use, cigarette smoking, marijuana use, and unprotected sexual activity. The research will explore if risk preferences vary between respondents of different birth orders as well as the strength of the relationship between risk preferences measured in the laboratory and risk-taking behavior in a natural setting.The results of these experiments have significant policy implications. Risky teenage behavior costs society billions of dollars every year in current and future medical costs, law enforcement costs, and lost productivity. Recognizing factors that may lead to substance use initiation and escalation during the teenage years or certain subpopulations that may be at greater risk for early initiation of risky behavior has important implications for the design of successful prevention and treatment programs.

该项目利用实验室经济学实验来探讨出生顺序与风险偏好之间的关系，以及风险偏好与实验室外的冒险行为之间的关系。研究小组将收集有关家庭结构和参与某些危险行为的人口统计信息，包括酗酒、吸烟、吸食大麻和无保护的性活动。该研究将探讨不同出生顺序的受访者之间的风险偏好是否存在差异，以及实验室测量的风险偏好与自然环境中的冒险行为之间关系的强度。这些实验的结果具有重大的政策意义。青少年的危险行为每年给社会造成数十亿美元的损失，包括当前和未来的医疗费用、执法费用和生产力损失。认识到可能导致青少年时期或某些可能较早开始危险行为的亚群开始和升级物质使用的因素，对于设计成功的预防和治疗计划具有重要意义。