Erik Wengström
Studierektor forskarutbildning, Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Professor
Economic Preferences and Personality Traits Among Finance Professionals and the General Population : Characteristics of Finance Professionals
Författare
Summary, in English
Based on artefactual field experiments, we investigate whether finance professionals differ from a sample of the working population in terms of industry-relevant preferences and personality traits. When adjusting for socioeconomic characteristics, we find only few and less marked differences: finance professionals are less risk averse, less trustworthy, show higher levels of psychopathy and are more competitive than participants from the general population. In an additional survey, experts with hiring experience consider industry selection, self-selection and imprinting by industry norms as explanatory for the observed subject pool differences.
Avdelning/ar
- Nationalekonomiska institutionen
Publiceringsår
2023-07-31
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
2949-2977
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Economic Journal
Volym
133
Issue
656
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Wiley-Blackwell
Ämne
- Economics
Nyckelord
- C93 - Field Experiments
- G11 - Portfolio Choice
- Investment Decisions
- G41 - Role and Effects of Psychological
Aktiv
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1468-0297