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 …

. In addition personal attitudes such as willingness to take risks and relative self-assessment as well as gender affect …

preferences, gender and personality. We also elicit self-reported measures of work effort, stress and exhaustion. Our main … into tournaments. Sixth, variable pay schemes attract men more than women, a difference that is partly explained by gender … different abilities, preferences, self-assessments, gender and personalities. …

. Neuroticism explains the within-gender variance in individual risk-taking among women, who are on average more risk-averse than …

A unique examination strategy in first year microeconomics courses is used to test for gender differences in …

We study the correlation of choice under risk in Holt-Laury lotteries for gains and losses with gender, the use of … preferences and the digit ratio are observed in either gender and/or race. Females who use hormonal contraceptives are more likely …

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