Effects of mortality risk on risk-taking behavior [An article from: Economics Letters]

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This paper studies how an exogenous mortality risk affects an individual's risk-taking behavior elsewhere. We find that individuals will respond to the new mortality risk by increasing their exposure to financial and other mortality risks.