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The scope of the chapter is to presents the main attitudes of Greek society and how they are positioned compared to the rest of the world, based on Global Preferences Survey. Most theories of human behavior agree that a set of preferences guide individuals in decision-making. These include risk-taking preferences, positive and negative reciprocity and altruism. The importance of the above attitudes is critical, especially considering that many times we make our decisions and choices depending on the interaction that will result from our actions toward third parties. After all, the heterogeneity of individual preferences is a key feature of any society, making the decision-making process a complex task under conditions of uncertainty.
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Petrakis, P.E., Kafka, K.I., Kostis, P.C., Valsamis, D.G. (2021). The Global Preference Survey: Attitudes Toward Risk, Positive and Negative Reciprocity and Altruism. In: Greek Culture After the Financial Crisis and the Covid-19 Crisis. The Political Economy of Greek Growth up to 2030. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81018-4_14
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