Are female executives more risk-averse than male executives?

Atlantic Economic Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-74

  Iqbal, Zahid ^a   O, Sewon ^a   Baek, H Young ^b  

^a TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

G34; G39; JEL

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747001426     PISSN: 01974254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11293-006-6123-9     Document Type: Article

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