.. _Prenatal Testosterone Exposure (2D:4D) and Economic Preferences: Prenatal Testosterone Exposure (2D:4D) and Economic Preferences ================================================================ **Short Description:** Second-to-fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) of human hands, a putative marker of prenatal testosterone exposure, has been argued to be one potential explanation for heterogeneity in economic preferences. In a pre-registered study based on a much larger sample than in previous studies, we test if 2D:4D is associated with economic preferences (risk taking, altruism, negative reciprocity, positive reciprocity and trust). **Methodological Details:** Hand measurements were done with digital calipers. For economic preferences elicitation, a part of the global preferences module of Falk et al. (2018) was used. These eight items are experimentally validated. *Risk:* “How do you rate yourself personally? In general, are you someone who is ready to take risks or do you try to avoid risks?” *Altruism:* i. “Imagine the following situation: Today you unexpectedly received 1,000 Euro. How much of this amount would you donate to a good cause?” [0,1000] ii. “How willing are you to give to good causes without expecting anything in return?” (scale from 0-10) *Positive Reciprocity:* “When someone does me a favor I am willing to return it.” (scale from 0-10) *Negative Reciprocity:* i. “If I am treated very unjustly, I will take revenge at the first occasion, even if there is a cost to do so.” (scale from 0-10) ii. “How willing are you to punish someone who treats you unfairly, even if there may be costs for you?” (scale from 0-10) iii. “How willing are you to punish someone who treats others unfairly, even if there may be costs for you?” (scale from 0-10) *Interpersonal Trust:* “People are basically honest.” (scale from 0-10) **Available Papers:** Neyse, Levent, Magnus Johannesson, and Anna Dreber. 2020. 2D:4D Does Not Predict Economic Preferences : Evidence from a Large, Representative Sample. `SOEPpapers 1086 `_ . Berlin: DIW Berlin; Fossen, Frank M., Levent Neyse, Magnus Johannesson, and Anna Dreber. 2020. 2D:4D and Self-Employment Using SOEP Data: A Replication Study. `SOEPpapers 1085 `_ . Berlin: DIW Berlin .. csv-table:: :file: csv/Prenatal Testosterone Exposure and Economic Preferences.csv :header-rows: 1