Psychological Drivers of Economic Decision-Making Dataset

Psychological Drivers of Economic Decision-Making Dataset

This dataset compiles global evidence on psychological factors that drive economic decision-making, spanning behavioral economics, cognitive psychology, and neuroeconomics research published from 1990 to 2025. It covers four core psychological variables across four key economic contexts: financial decisions, investment, consumption, and fraud. PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES AND KEY DATA: Risk Aversion: ~1,000+ published studies (1990 2025). Average sample size: ~200 participants. Main countries: USA, Europe (Germany, UK, Netherlands), Asia, Latin America. Typical age range: 18 65 years; mixed ed

📋 Dataset Information

• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19151031
• Version: 1.0.2
• License: CC BY 4.0
• Data files: 1 CSV file(s)
• Total files: 24 files (data + FAIR documentation)

🗃️ Files Included

• psychological_drivers_economic_decision_making.csv — Data in CSV format (UTF-8)
• README.md — Dataset overview
• CODEBOOK.md — Variable dictionary
• METHODOLOGY.md — Study design and methodology
• CITATION.cff / CITATION.bib / CITATION.ris — Citation formats
• datapackage.json — Frictionless Data descriptor
• dataset_description.json — schema.org metadata (Google Dataset Search)
• schema.json — Formal column structure
• checksums.txt — MD5/SHA256 hashes for integrity verification

📖 How to Cite

de la Serna, Juan Moises (2026). Psychological Drivers of Economic Decision-Making Dataset. Zenodo. 10.5281/zenodo.19151031

🔑 Keywords

cognitive biases, behavioral economics, decision making, risk aversion, confirmation bias, temporal discounting, cognitive heuristics, mental health

⚖️ License and Use

Published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Free to share, adapt, and use commercially with appropriate attribution.

👤 Author

de la Serna, Juan Moises — ORCID: 0000-0002-8401-8018 — Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR)