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Gender Differences in Risk Tolerance: New Evidence From a Survey of Postgraduate Students

Gender Differences in Risk Tolerance: New Evidence From a Survey of Postgraduate Students
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Author(s): Júlio Lobão (University of Porto, Portugal)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 19
Source title: Handbook of Research on New Challenges and Global Outlooks in Financial Risk Management
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mara Madaleno (GOVCOPP, University of Aveiro, Portugal), Elisabete Vieira (GOVCOPP, University of Aveiro, Portugal)and Nicoleta Bărbuță-Mișu (University of Galati, Romania)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8609-9.ch004

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Abstract

In this chapter, the author examines the influence of gender on financial risk tolerance. The risk tolerance is assessed by the instrument developed by Grable and Lytton in a sample that includes 272 postgraduate students of the University of Porto (Portugal). The results show that males are significantly more risk-tolerant than females, even after controlling for factors such as the economic status and educational levels of the respondents' parents. The gender differences seem to be essentially driven by a higher proportion of males with high levels of risk tolerance. Moreover, belonging to a household with a high level of annual income contributes to increase the likelihood of exhibiting high levels of risk tolerance. In the total sample, the levels of risk tolerance are lower than those reported in similar studies. Overall, the author documents that there are significant gender differences in financial risk perception.

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