Taking risks in investing in the equity market: Racial and ethnic differences

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1-21

  Ozawa, Martha N ^a   Lum, Yat Sang ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Investment behavior; Minority; Privatization; Social security

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENT; RACIAL DISPARITY; SOCIAL SECURITY; STOCK MARKET;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SECURITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INVESTMENTS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034848960     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v12n03_01     Document Type: Article

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