understanding. Thoroughly surveying the experimental literature we first find that gender differences are less ubiquitous than … power of the test and show that the magnitude of gender differences, although significant, is economically unimportant. We … conclude that gender differences systematically correlate with the features of the elicitation method used and in particular …

Gender differences in risk attitudes are frequently observed, although recent literature has shown that they are … affects risk attitudes. The presence of a riskless alternative does not entirely explain the gender gap but it has a … determinants of gender differences in risk attitudes. …

possible outcome reporting bias using gender differences in risk attitudes. There is a strong consensus view in the …, however, does not support the consensus: only a tiny fraction of the replications displays gender differences. This striking … outcome reporting bias in the risk and gender literature. We find no evidence that the likelihood of reporting about gender …

This paper studies if competition affects subsequent risk-taking behaviour by means of a laboratory experiment that …

stability ; experimental validation ; fiel experiment ; SOEP ; gender differences ; age ; height ; subjective well-being … questions and a representative sample of roughly 22,000 individuals living in Germany. Using a question that asks about … the behavioral relevance of this survey measure by conducting a complementary field experiment, based on a representative …

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. …

population for our experiment. By presenting subjects with choice tasks that vary the bias induced by random choices, we are able … ; cognitive ability ; experiment; noise …

The present paper contributes to the controversy regarding gender differences in risk taking by investigating the … for women. These predictions are confirmed by a simple classroom experiment. We conclude that social comparison and the … correlation of risks play an important role in the discussion of gender differences in risk taking. …