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Depression, Risk Preferences, and Risk-Taking Behavior

View ORCID ProfileDeborah A. Cobb-Clark, View ORCID ProfileSarah C. Dahmann and View ORCID ProfileNathan Kettlewell
Journal of Human Resources, September 2022, 57 (5) 1566-1604; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.1.0419-10183R1
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
Deborah Cobb-Clark is a Professor in the School of Economics at the University of Sydney.
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Sarah Dahmann is a research fellow at The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research.
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Nathan Kettlewell is a research fellow in the Economics Discipline Group at the University of Technology Sydney.
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vol. 57 no. 5 1566-1604
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.1.0419-10183R1
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Received April 1, 2019
  • Accepted May 1, 2020
  • Published online August 16, 2022.

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  1. Deborah A. Cobb-Clark,
  2. Sarah C. Dahmann and
  3. Nathan Kettlewell
  1. Deborah Cobb-Clark is a Professor in the School of Economics at the University of Sydney.
  2. Sarah Dahmann is a research fellow at The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research.
  3. Nathan Kettlewell is a research fellow in the Economics Discipline Group at the University of Technology Sydney.
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Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sarah C. Dahmann, Nathan Kettlewell
Journal of Human Resources Sep 2022, 57 (5) 1566-1604; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.58.1.0419-10183R1

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Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sarah C. Dahmann, Nathan Kettlewell
Journal of Human Resources Sep 2022, 57 (5) 1566-1604; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.58.1.0419-10183R1
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    • VI. Explaining the Depression-Gap in Behaviors Involving Risk
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