Risk and time preferences following war evidence from Syrian children

IF 1.6 3区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI:10.1016/j.socec.2024.102242

Zeynep B. Uğur , Salih Doğanay

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Abstract

War causes disruption. In this study, we examine risk and time preferences of young children from Syria as they were exposed to the Syrian war. We measure children's risk and time preferences using incentivized games. To discern the effect of the war from other confounding effects, we compare children born in Syria and exposed to the war with children living in the Turkish side of the border and not exposed to the war. We find that conflict affects behavior. After controlling for demographics and cognitive ability, children exposed to the war take more risks. We do not find a significant impact of exposure to the war on time preferences or on impulsivity.

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战争后的风险和时间偏好来自叙利亚儿童的证据

战争会造成混乱。在本研究中，我们考察了来自叙利亚的幼儿在叙利亚战争中的风险和时间偏好。我们通过激励游戏来衡量儿童的风险和时间偏好。为了将战争的影响与其他混杂影响区分开来，我们将出生在叙利亚、受到战争影响的儿童与生活在土耳其边境一侧、没有受到战争影响的儿童进行了比较。我们发现冲突会影响行为。在控制了人口统计学和认知能力之后，受到战争影响的儿童会冒更大的风险。我们没有发现战争对时间偏好或冲动性有明显影响。

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来源期刊

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics ECONOMICS-

CiteScore

2.60

自引率

12.50%

发文量

113

审稿时长

83 days

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