"Girls will be Girls", especially among Boys: Risk-taking in the "Daily Double" on Jeopardy

Gabriella Sjögren Lindquist and Jenny Säve-Söderbergh

Economics Letters, 2011, vol. 112, issue 2, 158-160

Abstract: Exploiting a natural experiment in Jeopardy we find that, despite no strategic gain, females switch to a more conservative wagering if playing against men only. Our findings complement experimental findings highlighting how gender differences in risk-taking can be socially driven.

Keywords: Risk; preferences; Gender; of; opponent; Game-show; data; Natural; experiment; Competitiveness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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