Gender differences in risk attitudes: Field experiments on the matrilineal Mosuo and the patriarchal Yi

We conduct experiments on two different risk tasks with subjects from two neighboring ethnic groups, the matrilineal Mosuo and the patriarchal Yi in China. Women are more risk averse than men at both tasks within both ethnic groups. However, the gender gap is smaller in the Mosuo. Regressions show that socio-economic factors such as family size, family head, education, age, and income also have significant effects on subject's risk choices.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Gong, Binglin ; Yang, Chun-Lei
Published in:	Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. - Elsevier, ISSN 0167-2681. - Vol. 83.2012, 1, p. 59-65
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Risk attitude \| Gender difference \| Matrilineal society \| Patriarchal society \| Field experiment

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	C93 - Field Experiments ; D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty ; J15 - Economics of Minorities and Races ; J16 - Economics of Gender
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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