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In a within-subjects experiment we test the relation of risk preferences and charitable giving. Women not only give … findings of gender differences in charitable giving may be explained by risk-tolerant women donating more. …
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In this study, we estimate unadjusted and adjusted gender gap in time preference, risk attitudes, altruism, trust …, less trustworthy and less competitive than males. At the same time we do not observe significant gender differences in … patience, time inconsistency and cooperation at the 5% significance level. We also show that these initial gender differences …
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This article analyzes top-level basketball competitions and measures the effect of superstar presence on effort provision in rank-order tournaments. I extend the previous literature to team competitions for male and female teams, as well as different institutional settings over a long period of...
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We explore how risk-taking in the card game contract bridge, and in a financial gamble, correlate with variation in the dopamine receptor D4 gene (DRD4) among serious tournament bridge players. In bridge risk-taking, we find significant interactions between genetic predisposition and skill....
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