• Title of article

    Gender and overconfidence

  • Author/Authors

    Claes Bengtsson، نويسنده , , Mats Persson، نويسنده , , Peter Willenhag، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
  • Pages
    5
  • From page
    199
  • To page
    203
  • Abstract
    Do males differ from females in terms of self-confidence? Using a large set of exam data from Stockholm University, we find that exam behavior is gender-specific: male students are more inclined than female students to aim for a higher grade.
  • Keywords
    Gender differences , Overconfidence , Exam behavior , Exam results
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Serial Year
    2005
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Record number

    435592