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Gender Differences in Risk Aversion: Do Single-Sex Environments Affect their Development?
Booth, Alison L.; Cardona-Sosa, Lina; Nolen, Patrick - Banco de la Republica de Colombia - 2013
observed gender differences in behavior under uncertainty found in previous studies might partly reflect social learning rather … than inherent gender traits. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010906080
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Do Single-Sex Classes Affect Achievement? A Study in a Coeducational University
Booth, Alison L.; Cardona-Sosa, Lina; Nolen, Patrick - Banco de la Republica de Colombia - 2013
We examine the effect of single-sex classes on the pass rates, grades, and course choices of students in a coeducational university. We randomly assign students to all-female, all-male, and coed classes and, therefore, get around the selection issues present in other studies on single-sex...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010906088
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Choosing to Compete: How different are girls and boys?
Booth, Alison L; Nolen, Patrick - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
the average female avoids competitive behaviour more than the average male. This suggests that observed gender differences … might reflect social learning rather than inherent gender traits. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005082535
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Gender Differences in Risk Behaviour: Does Nurture Matter?
Booth, Alison L; Nolen, Patrick - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
pressure to conform to gender-stereotypes encourages girls and boys to modify their innate preferences. Single-sex environments … choices to environmental factors could be explored. The results of our real-stakes gamble show that gender differences in … than coed girls. Moreover, gender differences in preferences for risk-taking are sensitive to the gender mix of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005082546
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Salience, Risky Choices and Gender
Booth, Alison; Nolen, Patrick - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2012
Risk theories typically assume individuals make risky choices using probability weights that differ from objective probabilities. Recent theories suggest that probability weights vary depending on which portion of a risky environment is made salient. Using experimental data we show that salience...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493101
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Gender Differences in Risk Aversion: Do Single-Sex Environments Affect their Development?
Booth, Alison; Sosa, Lina Cardona; Nolen, Patrick - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2011
observed gender differences in behaviour under uncertainty found in previous studies might partly reflect social learning … rather than inherent gender traits. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009364748
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Gender Differences in Risk Aversion: Do Single-Sex Environments Affect their Development?
Booth, Alison L; Cardona Sosa, Lina; Nolen, Patrick - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
observed gender differences in behaviour under uncertainty found in previous studies might partly reflect social learning … rather than inherent gender traits. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365004
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Choosing to Compete: How Different are Girls and Boys?
Booth, Alison L.; Nolen, Patrick - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2009
the average female avoids competitive behaviour more than the average male. This suggests that observed gender differences … might reflect social learning rather than inherent gender traits. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005032835
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Gender differences in risk aversion: Do single-sex environments affect their development?
Booth, Alison; Cardona-Sosa, Lina; Nolen, Patrick - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 99 (2014) C, pp. 126-154
observed gender differences in behaviour under uncertainty found in previous studies might partly reflect social learning … rather than inherent gender traits. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010743943
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Choosing to compete: How different are girls and boys?
Booth, Alison; Nolen, Patrick - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 81 (2012) 2, pp. 542-555
competition. We have two distinct research questions. First, does the gender composition of the group to which a student is … randomly assigned affect competitive choices? Second, does the gender mix of the school a student attends affect competitive … gender differences might reflect social learning rather than inherent gender traits. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010573023