Depression and HIV Risk Taking

Depression and HIV risk taking.

Depression Babies: Do Macroeconomic Experiences Affect Risk-taking? Depression Babies: Do Macroeconomic Experiences Affect Risk-taking?

We investigate whether individuals’ experiences of macro-economic outcomes have long-term effects on their risk attitudes, as often suggested for the generation that experienced the Great Depression. Using data from the Survey of Consumer Finances from 1964-2004, we find that individuals who have experienced low stock-market returns throughout their lives report lower willingness to take financ...

Self-Esteem, Depression and Risk-Taking Behaviour in Adolescent Girls

Depression Babies: Do Macroeconomic Experiences Affect Risk Taking?

We investigate whether individual experiences of macroeconomic shocks affect financial risk taking, as often suggested for the generation that experienced the Great Depression. Using data from the Survey of Consumer Finances from 1960-2007, we find that individuals who have experienced low stock-market returns throughout their lives so far report lower willingness to take financial risk, are le...

human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome risk (hiv/aids)-taking behavior and hiv/aids knowledge with african-american women