Estimation and impact of gender differences in risk tolerance

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 228-233

  Neelakantan, Urvi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 77649112238     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2009.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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