Gender differences in risk aversion : Do single-sex environments affect their development?

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
786
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
C9, C91, C92, J16, D01, D80, J24
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

Single-sex classes within coeducational environments are likely to modify students' risktaking attitudes in economically important ways. To test this, we designed a controlled experiment using first year college students who made choices over real-stakes