Gender differentiation in risk-taking behavior: on the relative risk aversion of single men and single women

DOI10.1016/J.ECONLET.2015.09.023zbMath1396.91311OpenAlexW2190511004WikidataQ124303037 ScholiaQ124303037MaRDI QIDQ1667943

Ewa Zawojska, Oded Stark

Publication date: 31 August 2018

Published in: Economics Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/212405/files/DP_206.pdf

zbMATH Keywords

risk-taking behaviorsocial statusgender-based difference in risk aversionmarriage market outcomerelative wealth deprivation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Utility theory (91B16)

Related Items (1)

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