This paper empirically assesses whether the deployment and use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT … partners. The analysis tests the hypothesis that availability and use of ICT enhances trade by reducing transaction costs and … through network effects that materialize when both trading partners are advanced users of ICT. The empirical analysis is based …

This study investigates the role of gender in financial risk-taking. Specifically, I ask whether female investors tend … expected return and its standard deviation, whereas standard deviation serves as a measure of risk. Gender differences … of risk preferences across investors. Estimation results provide no evidence of gender differences in investors' risk …

financial risks. The empirical evidence we provide only weakly supports the gender differences argument. We find that women are …

This study investigates whether gender discrimination is taking place in an innovative credit market known as peer … average higher interest rates than males despite the fact that the two gender groups do not differ with respect to their …

This study investigates whether gender discrimination is taking place in an innovative credit market known as peer … average higher interest rates than males despite the fact that the two gender groups do not differ with respect to their …

financial risks. The empirical evidence we provide only weakly supports the gender differences argument. We find that women are …