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

financial risks. The empirical evidence we provide only weakly supports the gender differences argument. We find that women are … females are found to allocate equal shares of their wealth to risky assets. -- Gender ; risk aversion ; financial behavior …

This study appraises the role of gender in the behavior of individuals who make risky investments. The analysis bases … studies, I find no evidence for gender differences. Males and females exhibit similar levels of risk propensity and their …

This study investigates the role of gender in financial risk-taking. Specifically, I ask whether female investors tend … expected return and its standard deviation, whereas standard deviation serves as a measure of risk. Gender differences … of risk preferences across investors. Estimation results provide no evidence of gender differences in investors' risk …

There are number of studies which favor the existence of gender bias in investment patterns. Most of the studies … less return in compare to men (Barber B and Odean T., 2001). In this context, this paper aims to study whether these gender … patterns of Indian investors. The gender difference has been studied in terms of their risk tolerance viz their risk bearing …

, funds from countries with greater gender inequality invest less and hold smaller stakes in firms with more female directors …. Since variation in funds' home-country gender biases are plausibly unrelated to the selection and performance of female … between market performance and gender demographics. The study contributes by linking investments to measured gender biases …

Smith, Suchaneck, and Williams (1988) framework show marked gender difference in producing speculative price bubbles. Using …

We investigate whether lack of familiarity may contribute to an explanation of the gender gap in stock market … with the large companies most traded at the Amsterdam stock exchange explains the gender gap in participation and portfolio …

market than men. This gender pattern in market participation rates holds when we control for household features …, characteristics of both spouses, and their interactions and relative decision-making power. We also show that the gender difference in … confirm the influence of cultural gender norms among older households. The gender difference in stock market participation is …

This paper analyzes gender differences in the disposition effect in an experiment based on Weber and Camerer (1998 …