出版社：Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Social Sciences, Ko拧ice
摘要：Because differences in risk attitudes are often quoted as one of the causes of lower earnings of women and their absence in senior positions,understanding whether risk aversion is an intrinsic,biological feature or is linked with some socio-cultural and contextual factors is of great importance for policy and education.This paper provides an overview of studies,mainly experimental,on risk aversion of women and men.First,it discusses results indicating greater risk aversion among women and linking it with biological characteristics.Then it lists studies refuting these differences or pointing to sources other than biological.The entire discussion will be framed in the context of Identity Economics (IE) suggesting that women's risk preferences may be linked with identity and thus also with normative requirements placed on them.The main aim of the study is to examine whether commonly accepted claims are not persistent stereotypes and whether differences arise out of social,cultural or contextual rather biological causes.It presents arguments supporting the hypothesis that women are a varied group and their risk attitudes are sensitive to even slight contextual alterations.
