dc.contributor.author | Dreber, Anna | |
dc.contributor.author | Rand, David Gertler | |
dc.contributor.author | Wernerfelt, Nils Christian | |
dc.contributor.author | Garcia, Justin | |
dc.contributor.author | Lum, J. Koji | |
dc.contributor.author | Zeckhauser, Richard Jay | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-11-16T20:57:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Dreber, Anna, David G. Rand, Nils Wernerfelt, Justin R. Garcia, J. Koji Lum, and Richard Zeckhauser. 2011. The Dopamine Receptor D4 Gene (DRD4) and Self-Reported Risk Taking in the Economic Domain. HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series, John F. Kennedy School for Government, Harvard University. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:5347066 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Recent evidence suggests that individual variation in risk taking is partly due to genetic factors. Methodology/Principal Findings: We explore how self-reported risk taking in different domains correlates with variation in the dopamine receptor D4 gene (DRD4). Past studies conflict on the influence of DRD4 in relation to risk taking. A sample of 237 serious tournament contract bridge players, experts on risk taking in one domain, was genotyped for having a 7-repeat allele (7R+) or not (7R-) at DRD4. No difference was found between 7R+ and 7R- individuals in general risk taking or in several other risk-related activities. Conclusion: In this sample of individuals (tournament bridge players) there is no relationship between DRD4 genotype and self-reported risk taking in different domains. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | John F. Kennedy School for Government, Harvard University | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | http://web.hks.harvard.edu/publications/workingpapers/citation.aspx?PubId=8048 | en_US |
dash.license | LAA | |
dc.subject | MLD - Management, Leadership, and Decision Sciences | en_US |
dc.subject | Decision Science | en_US |
dc.subject | Individual Decisions | en_US |
dc.title | The Dopamine Receptor D4 Gene (DRD4) and Self-Reported Risk Taking in the Economic Domain | en_US |
dc.type | Research Paper or Report | en_US |
dc.description.version | Author's Original | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series | en_US |
dash.depositing.author | Zeckhauser, Richard Jay | |
dc.date.available | 2011-11-16T20:57:02Z | |
dash.contributor.affiliated | Wernerfelt, Nils Christian | |
dash.contributor.affiliated | Rand, David Gertler | |
dash.contributor.affiliated | Zeckhauser, Richard | |