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

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