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

financial risks. The empirical evidence we provide only weakly supports the gender differences argument. We find that women are … females are found to allocate equal shares of their wealth to risky assets. -- Gender ; risk aversion ; financial behavior …

This paper analyzes gender differences in the disposition effect in an experiment based on Weber and Camerer (1998 …

stock market, aiming to disentangle the different channels playing a role in this decision. Gender role asymmetry is … indicated by the country's rank in the gender equality index of the World Economic Forum. Using data from four national … household surveys, we find that in Italy - the country with highly asymmetric gender role prescriptions - women's risk …

market than men. This gender pattern in market participation rates holds when we control for household features …, characteristics of both spouses, and their interactions and relative decision-making power. We also show that the gender difference in … confirm the influence of cultural gender norms among older households. The gender difference in stock market participation is …

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 …

This study appraises the role of gender in the behavior of individuals who make risky investments. The analysis bases … studies, I find no evidence for gender differences. Males and females exhibit similar levels of risk propensity and their …