The visible hand: finger ratio (2D:4D) and competitive bidding

In an experiment using two-bidder rst-price sealed bid auctions with symmetric independent private values, we scan also the right hand of each subject. We study how the ratio of the length of the index and ring ngers (2D:4D) of the right hand, a measure of prenatal hormone exposure, is correlated with bidding behavior and total prots.

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