The disposition effect and loss aversion: Do gender differences matter?

This paper analyzes gender differences in the disposition effect in an experiment based on Weber and Camerer (1998). The results emphasize that female investors realize less capital losses, have significantly higher disposition effects and are more loss averse than men.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Rau, Holger A.
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 123.2014, 1, p. 33-36
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Disposition effect \| Experiment \| Gender differences \| Loss aversion

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior ; D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty ; G11 - Portfolio Choice ; J16 - Economics of Gender
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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