Gender differences in overconfidence and risk taking: Do self-selection and socialization matter?

Kris Hardies, Diane Breesch and Joël Branson

Economics Letters, 2013, vol. 118, issue 3, 442-444

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Gender differences; Risk taking; Overconfidence; Self-selection; Socialization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J2 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.12.004

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