Figure: Convicted and risk tolerance (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen

Figure: Convicted and risk tolerance

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The figure shows the almost linear relationship between the proportion of young men who have been convicted of an offense committed at age 15 to 20 (traffic offenses excluded) and their risk tolerance. The higher the risk tolerance, the stronger the propensity to commit crime. Individuals are ranked on a scale from 1 to 100 according to their risk tolerance with the most risk seeking in the top.

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Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality

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