Lavoro instabile: c’è un effetto sull’attitudine al rischio dei lavoratori?

This paper presents the results of an exploratory analysis using data from 258 interviews in the field. The aim is to test whether risk preferences are affected by variables relating to the interviewees’ occupational status. In particular, the hypothesis tested is that job instability gives rise to higher risk aversion. Results show that there are significant effects on risk aversion stemming from gender, income, manual jobs, and wealth. Women with unstable jobs exhibit a significantly higher risk aversion than women with stable occupations.