Gender Differences in Preferences

This paper reviews the literature on gender differences in economic experiments. In the three main sections, we identify robust differences in risk preferences, social (other-regarding) preferences, and competitive preferences. We also speculate on the source of these differences, as well as on thei...

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Published in:	Journal of economic literature Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 448 - 474
Main Authors:	Croson, Rachel, Gneezy, Uri
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nashville American Economic Association 01.06.2009 Assoc
Subjects:	Altruism Competition Dictators Economic theory Economics Expected utility Experiments Games Gender differences Geschlecht Laboratories Literature reviews Lotteries Men Preferences Risikopräferenz Risk aversion Risk preferences Risk taking Social psychology Soziales Verhalten Students Studies Test Transponders Wettbewerb Women
ISSN:	0022-0515, 2328-8175
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