Origin, malleability and consequences of risk, time and social preferences (A01)

• Subject Area: Economic Policy, Applied Economics
• Term: since 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 326731373

We investigate the determinants and consequences of economic beliefs and preferences. We empirically study mechanisms through which economic preferences are formed during childhood and adolescence. Furthermore, we assess the consequences of preferences on important life outcomes such as educational attainment or general well-being. We also analyze people’s beliefs about their own skills and preferences, how such beliefs are formed, and to what extent they are molded by the social environment.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 224: Economic Perspectives on Societal Challenges: Equality of Opportunity, Market Regulation, and Financial Stability
• Applicant Institution: Universität Mannheim
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Thomas Dohmen, until 12/2021; Professor Dr. Armin Falk; Professor Dr. Florian Zimmermann, since 1/2022