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Money and Success –Sibling and Birth-Order Effects on Positional Concerns
(2008-04-18)
Survey data is used to investigate how birth order and having siblings affect positional
concerns in terms of success at work and of income. We find that only-children are
the most concerned with relative position, but ...
Risk-taking middle-borns: A study on birth- order and risk preferences
(2010-03-29)
We analyze the impacts of birth order and presence/absence of siblings on risk preferences with respect to economic, health/safety, and sport/lifestyle related risks. We study both the answer to a hypothetical lottery ...
Gender and birth-order differences in time and risk preferences and decisions
(2009-10-05)
We study how gender, birth order, and number of siblings are related to stated time and risk
preferences and to real-life decisions. We use survey data covering about 2,300 individuals
and find that time and risk preferences ...
Family-Size Effects on Earnings – Definitions Matter
(2009-05-20)
Number of siblings has previously been found to adversely affect earned income. However,
we still lack understanding of whether nature or nurture drives this effect. We examine in
detail the effects of having different ...