Vortrag
Would Lehman Sisters Have Done It Differently?

Nataliya Barasinska


Warsaw International Economic Meeting : WIEM
Warschau, Polen, 02.07.2010 - 04.07.2010



Abstract:
This study investigates the role of gender in the investment behavior of individuals. The analysis bases on real-life investment data collected at an online market for peer-to-peer lending. The aim is to find out whether male and female investors differ in the propensity for risk taking and performance of investments. Conversely to the common belief, I find no evidence for gender differences. Males and females seem to exhibit similar levels of risk propensity and their portfolios perform equally good.

Abstract

This study investigates the role of gender in the investment behavior of individuals. The analysis bases on real-life investment data collected at an online market for peer-to-peer lending. The aim is to find out whether male and female investors differ in the propensity for risk taking and performance of investments. Conversely to the common belief, I find no evidence for gender differences. Males and females seem to exhibit similar levels of risk propensity and their portfolios perform equally good.



JEL-Classification: G11;G21;J16
Keywords: gender, investment decisions, risk propensity, portfolio performance
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