In addition to discrimination, market power, and human capital, gender differences in risk preferences might also … contribute to observed gender wage gaps. We conduct laboratory experiments in which subjects choose between a risky (in terms of … more likely than men to select the secure job, and these job choices accounted for between 40% and 77% of the gender wage …

men. Design/methodology/approach - The authors conduct a scenario experiment with final-year business students in which …

men. Design/methodology/approach - The authors conduct a scenario experiment with final-year business students in which …

such differences are driven by different attitudes towards competition. In our experiment subjects choose between a … social norms whose nature and origin we discuss. -- competition ; tournament ; piece rate ; gender ; risk-aversion ; relative … ability ; experiment …

This paper demonstrates gender differences in risk aversion and ambiguity aversion. It also contributes to a growing … the differences in ambiguity. -- Gender ; risk aversion ; ambiguity aversion …