Would Lehman Sisters Have Done It Differently?: An Empirical Analysis of Gender Differences in Investment Behavior

Nataliya Barasinska

No 6.2, Working Paper / FINESS from DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research

Abstract: This study appraises the role of gender in the behavior of individuals who make risky investments. The analysis bases on real-life investment data collected at an online market for peer-to-peer lending. The aim is to find out whether male and female investors differ in propensity for risk taking and performance of investments. Contrary to most existing studies, I find no evidence for gender differences. Males and females exhibit similar levels of risk propensity and their portfolios perform equally good.

Keywords: gender; investment decisions; risk propensity; portfolio performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G11 G21 J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 p.
Date: 2010
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