Some metropolitan areas (e.g., Berlin, New York) have a cosmopolitan culture. That is, they serve as centers of economic development and value diversity, creativity, and equality. These areas offer economic and creative opportunities that are open to anyone willing to take a risk. Therefore, such cities may attract people who are high in risk-taking. We first showed that real-world risk-taking is more common in cities with a more cosmopolitan culture (Study 1). Second, we found that people who are more prone to risk-taking as measured by self-report (Studies 2a and 2b) and observed behavior (Study 3, preregistered) have greater preferences for cosmopolitan cities as residential destinations. Third, we tested a causal link between risk-taking and preference for cosmopolitan cities. Inducing a prevention focus (known to inhibit risk-taking) reduced people’s desire to settle in cosmopolitan cities (Study 4). We discuss implications for economic growth and migration to cosmopolitan cities.

一些大都市地区（例如，柏林，纽约）具有国际文化。也就是说，它们是经济发展，价值多元化，创造力和平等的中心。这些领域提供了经济和创造机会，向愿意冒险的人开放。因此，这样的城市可能会吸引高风险人士。我们首先表明，在具有更国际化文化的城市中，现实世界中的冒险行为更为普遍（研究1）。其次，我们发现，通过自我报告（研究2a和2b）和观察到的行为（研究3，已预先注册）衡量的人更倾向于冒险，他们更倾向于将国际大都市作为居住地。第三，我们测试了冒险精神与国际大都会城市之间的因果关系。引起预防重点（已知抑制风险承担）会降低人们在国际化大都市定居的意愿（研究4）。我们讨论了对经济增长和向国际大都市迁移的影响。