• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: Gender Differences in Overconfidence and Risk Taking : Do Self-Selection and Socialization Matter?
  • Contributor: Hardies, Kris [Author]; Breesch, Diane [Other]; Branson, Joël [Other]
  • Published: [S.l.]: SSRN, [2013]
  • Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (13 p)
  • Language: English
  • Origination:
  • Footnote: In: Economics Letters, Vol. 118, No. 3, 2012
    Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments December 12, 2012 erstellt
  • Description: In a large-scale laboratory experiment, we investigate gender differences in overconfidence and risk taking. Our results show that (self-)selection and socialization can eliminate the gender difference in overconfidence, but they appear insufficient to create environments in which women are as risk loving as men
  • Access State: Open Access