Gender differences in competitiveness and risk taking: Comparing children in Colombia and Sweden

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-23

  Cárdenas, Juan Camilo ^a   Dreber, Anna ^b   von Essen, Emma ^c   Ranehill, Eva ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b Institute for Financial Research (SIFR)   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Competitiveness; Experiment; Gender differences; Risk preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862517635     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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