The effect of prior outcomes on gender risk-taking differences

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 791-802

  Lam, Desmond ^a   Ozorio, Bernadete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

escalation of commitment; house money; prior outcomes; risk taking

Indexed keywords

ESCALATION OF COMMITMENTS; LIFE-TIMES; PRIOR EXPERIENCE; PRIOR OUTCOMES; RISK TAKING;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ENGINEERING;

EID: 84880213122     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2012.737824     Document Type: Article

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