The importance of being confident; gender, career choice, and willingness to compete

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 82-97

  Kamas, Linda ^a   Preston, Anne ^b  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HAVERFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Business major; Competition; Confidence; Gender; Risk aversion; STEM major

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862570678     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2011.06.013     Document Type: Article

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