Professor Nelson’s Work Discussed on NPR’s Marketplace Money

Professor of Economics and Department Chair Julie Nelson's work was recently discussed on NPR's Marketplace Money.  Commentator Helaine Olen points to Professor Nelson's INET working paper titled "Are Women Really More Risk-Averse than Men?" which rejects the existence of significant gender differences in risk-taking.  As Olen states, drawing on Professor Nelson's work, we "are, it seems, conditioned to believe that women are more risk averse than men, so much that we see evidence of it where little exists."

The audio version and the transcript to the Marketplace story can be found here.  Professor Nelson's working paper on gender and risk-aversion can be found here.