The Effect of Risk Preferences on Household Use of Water Treatment
利用墨西哥家庭数据，研究发现有孩子的家庭中，风险规避程度越高的母亲越倾向于处理饮用水，说明个人偏好是家庭预防性健康行为的重要决定因素。
Abstract This paper uses Mexican household data on water treatment to provide empirical evidence on the relationship between risk preferences and use of preventive health measures. The main finding is that in households with children, more risk-averse mothers are more likely to treat the water the household consumes. This result suggests that while households may face external constraints on their behaviour, personal preferences are also determinants of their choices.