Gender Studies at DIW Berlin is hosting a symposium on behavioral economics with an emphasis on gender issues. The keynote speaker is Julie A. Nelson (Professor of Economics at University of Massachusetts Boston, USA, leading writer of feminist economic thoughts, (co-)author of famous books like “Beyond Economic Man” and “Feminism, Objectivity, and Economics”.), who will present her research on the “difference” view with regard to the “robust” findings of women’s greater risk aversion compared to men.