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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 C. Dahmann
Sarah Dahmann is a research fellow at The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research.
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Nathan Kettlewell
Nathan Kettlewell is a research fellow in the Economics Discipline Group at the University of Technology Sydney.
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