Chapter 57 Differences in the Economic Decisions of Men and Women: Experimental Evidence

Handbook of Experimental Economics Results

Volumn 1, Issue C, 2008, Pages 509-519

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957083733     PISSN: 15740722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-0722(07)00057-1     Document Type: Review

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