Are women less risk averse than men? The effect of impending death on risk-taking behavior

Harrant, V.; Vaillant, Nicolas

doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2008.05.003

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“…The gender variable (−0.726), showed a negative sign, suggesting that female respondents are more likely to purchase weather index insurance than men. This could be because women may be more risk averse than men, and some research supports this observation (Bellucci et al, 2010;Harrant and Vaillant, 2008;Charnessa and Gneezy, 2012;Shan et al, 2012). However, whether female attitudes toward risk and risk management differ from males requires further investigation.…”

Section: Socio-demographicsmentioning

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Factors affecting farmers’ willingness to purchase weather index insurance in the Hainan Province of China

Lin

Pai

Porth

et al. 2015

Agricultural Finance Review

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to explain the factors affecting farmers' willingness to purchase weather index insurance for crops in China, in the Province of Hainan, and to also provide additional background information on weather index insurance. Design/methodology/approach -A survey of 134 farmers was undertaken in Hainan, China, regarding their willingness to purchase weather index insurance. A probit regression model was used, and a number of variables were included to explain willingness of farmers to purchase weather index insurance. Findings -In total, 11 of 15 variables in the model are found to be statistically significant in explaining farmers' willingness to purchase weather index insurance. Research limitations/implications -First, farmers' interest in weather index insurance may be limited due to basis risk. Second, some farmers may not sufficiently understand weather index insurance and so may not purchase it, and a considerable portion of farmers may also require a subsidy if they are to purchase weather insurance. Practical implications -Weather index insurance may provide a lower cost alternative than traditional crop insurance, however, basis risk remains a main challenge. Originality/value -This is the first study to quantitatively study the factors affecting the willingness of farmers to purchase weather index insurance for agriculture in the province of Hainan, China.

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Section: Socio-demographicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors affecting farmers’ willingness to purchase weather index insurance in the Hainan Province of China

Lin

Pai

Porth

et al. 2015

Agricultural Finance Review

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“…As the vast literature on gender and risk has produced mixed findings, scholars have suggested that differences in risk propensity between men and women may depend on the nature of the task (Bromiley and Curley, 1992;Maxfield et al, 2010) and the context (He, Inman and Mittal, 2007). Consistent with Byrnes, Miller and Schafer (1999), recent research has found that women are more risk averse than men in areas of physical health and safety (Harrant and Vaillant, 2008;Harris, Jenkins and Glaser, 2006); however, research on risk taking behaviour in investment and insurance decisions has found that gender differences are more nuanced and depend on context (Eckel and Grossman, 2008;He, Inman and Mittal, 2007;Holt and Laury, 2002). In strategic and managerial tasks, while some studies have found no gender differences (Castillo and Women in Upper Echelons of Management 393 Cross, 2008;Corman, 2001;Johnson and Powell, 1994;Masters and Meier, 1988), others have found that a gender-balanced board is more likely to pay attention to managing and controlling risk (Davies Report, 2011, p. 9).…”

Section: Women In Upper Management and Legal Riskmentioning

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Women in Upper Echelons of Management, Tenure and Legal Risk

Bao

Fainshmidt

Nair

et al. 2012

British J of Management

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Integrating risk, gender diversity and upper echelons literatures, we examine whether the presence of women in upper management (top management team (TMT) and board of directors (BOD)) and the tenure of TMTs and BODs are associated with the risk of lawsuits. An analysis of data from firms in the US retail industry shows that the presence of women in TMTs and BODs and the tenure of TMTs and BODs are negatively associated with legal risk, but longer tenured BODs with more women had a positive impact on lawsuits. Implications and suggestions for future research are offered.

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“…These measures therefore reflect rather a combination of both the likely true distribution of cases and the behaviour of people reporting to medical services. However, most research has strongly argued that this effect is more strongly seen in women, that is to say, that women are characterised in health psychology studies as more risk averse and generally more risk aware (Harrant & Vaillant, 2008), thus they report to hospital more. This has been argued to be the core reason for some gender gaps, such as in arboviruses, in the past (Casapulla et al, 2018), although a link between risk aversion and differences in hospital treatment seeking behaviours is not always well-supported (Hunt et al, 2011).…”

Section: Intersections Of Vulnerability In Times Of Coronavirusmentioning

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Sociocultural, behavioural and political factors shaping the COVID-19 pandemic: the need for a biocultural approach to understanding pandemics and (re)emerging pathogens

Friedler

2020

Global Public Health

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Although there has been increasing focus in recent years on interdisciplinary approaches to health and disease, and in particular the dimension of social inequalities in epidemics, infectious diseases have been much less focused on. This is especially true in the area of cultural dynamics and their effects on pathogen behaviours, although there is evidence to suggest that this relationship is central to shaping our interactions with infectious disease agents on a variety of levels. This paper makes a case for a biocultural approach to pandemics such as COVID-19. It then uses this biocultural framework to examine the anthropogenic dynamics that influenced and continue to shape the COVID-19 pandemic, both during its initial phase and during critical intersections of the pandemic. Through this understanding of biocultural interactions between people, animals and pathogens, a broader societal and political dimension is drawn as a function of population level and international cultures, to reflect on the culturally mediated differential burden of the pandemic. Ultimately, it is argued that a biocultural perspective on infectious disease pandemics will allow for critical reflection on how culture shapes our behaviours at all levels, and how the effects of these behaviours are ultimately foundational to pathogen ecology and evolution.

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Are women less risk averse than men? The effect of impending death on risk-taking behavior

Cited by 29 publications

References 19 publications

Factors affecting farmers’ willingness to purchase weather index insurance in the Hainan Province of China

Factors affecting farmers’ willingness to purchase weather index insurance in the Hainan Province of China

Women in Upper Echelons of Management, Tenure and Legal Risk

Sociocultural, behavioural and political factors shaping the COVID-19 pandemic: the need for a biocultural approach to understanding pandemics and (re)emerging pathogens

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