The neuroeconomics of distrust: Sex differences in behavior and physiology

American Economic Review

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 360-363

  Zak, Paul J ^a,b   Borja, Karla ^a   Matzner, William T ^c   Kurzban, Robert ^d  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; BLOOD; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSCIENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRUST;

AGGRESSION; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROSCIENCES; SEX FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE; TRUST;

EID: 33747408111     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282805774669709     Document Type: Article

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