Gender differences in overconfidence and risk taking: Do self-selection and socialization matter?
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Keywords
Gender differences; Risk taking; Overconfidence; Self-selection; Socialization;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
- J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
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