Ball, Sheryl; Eckel, Catherine C.; Heracleous, Maria - Department of Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute … - 2008
predicting the risky decisions of others. Prior research has generally shown that people expect women to be more risk averse than … men and that they, in fact are - a result we also find. We ask whether this is a pure gender effect or whether there is … makers should make riskier decisions, suggesting physical prowess as an underlying cause of gender differences. These …