Differences in the Economic Decisions of Men and Women: Experimental Evidence

Catherine Eckel and Philip Grossman

Chapter 57 in Handbook of Experimental Economics Results, 2008, vol. 1, Part 4, pp 509-519 from Elsevier

Abstract: This chapter reviews the results from public goods, ultimatum, and dictator experiments for evidence of systematic differences in the behavior of men and women. While the results do not offer consistent evidence of behavioral differences between men and women, there are some intriguing patterns in the data. No significant evidence of systematic differences in the play of men and women is evident in those settings where subjects are exposed to risk. In those settings where risk is absent, systematic differences are revealed. This finding is conditioned by the level of risk.

Keywords: 509-519 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
ISBN: 9780444826428
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