Abstract
We use laboratory decisions with different salient rewards to elicit individual values of a risk mitigation investment in a low probability environment. Statistically significant gender differences were found with class points; however, gender differences disappeared when monetary incentives were used.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 113-117 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Economics Letters |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 20 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- C91
- D81
- Experiment
- Gender
- Low probability risk
- Risk mitigation
- Salient reward
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Finance
- Economics and Econometrics