Gender and Marital Differences in Wealth and Investment Decisions: Implications for Researchers, Financial Professionals, and Educators
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Wealth; investments; risk tolerance; portfolio allocation; household bargaining; financial education;All these keywords.
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- D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
- D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
- J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
- G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
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