Jacobsen, Ben; Lee, John B.; Marquering, Wessel; Zhang, … - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 107 (2014) PB, pp. 630-651
We investigate two alternative explanations why men may hold more stocks than women do. Apart from the traditional explanation of a gender difference in risk aversion, gender differences in either optimism or in perceived risk of financial markets might cause men to hold riskier assets. Our...