Sex differences and statistical stereotyping in attitudes toward financial risk

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 281-295

  Eckel, Catherine C ^a   Grossman, Philip J ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gambles; Risk; Sensation seeking; Sex differences; Stereotyping

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036293460     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-5138(02)00097-1     Document Type: Article

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