Risk aversion and physical prowess: Prediction, choice and bias

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 167-193

  Ball, Sheryl ^a   Eckel, Catherine C ^b   Heracleous, Maria ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Experiment; Gender; Physical risk; Risk aversion; Stereotyping

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649451422     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: 15730476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11166-010-9105-x     Document Type: Article

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