Sökning: "women risk averse"

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  1. 1. Gender Differences in Risk Attitudes: An Analysis of the Swedish Premium Pension System

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Författare :Yasmine Ben Rouha; Preet Kawal Kaur; [2023-06-29]
    Nyckelord :decision making; investment behavior; gender differences; risk; risk attitude; PPS; PPS choices; funds;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines gender differences in investment behavior within the Swedish Premium Pension System for the years 2015-2022. The thesis uses the pension system as a case study to identify possible differences in risk attitude, factors that affect and whether gender has an impact on the level of home bias in investment decisions. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Does target firm risk differ depending on the gender of the acquiring firm's CEO?

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Anton Strandqvist; Malkolm Sten; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Chief Executive Officer; Gender; Mergers and Acquisitions; Risk aversion; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : This study aims to examine the relationship between the gender of the CEO and target firm risk in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Sweden. Previous research has shown that there may be differences in risk attitudes and behavior between men and women, which could affect their decision-making processes in M&A transactions. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The Impact of Board Gender Diversity on Firm Capital Structure: A Quantitative Study on S&P 500 firms

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Daniel Erik Mittag-Leffler; Kabir Sehgal; [2023]
    Nyckelord :board gender diversity; capital structure; critical mass; female risk aversion; leverage; debt-to-capital; trade-off theory; pecking order theory; agency theory.; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : Purpose: The objective of this study is to determine whether or not board gender diversity influences the capital structures of S&P 500 firms. This is done based on the premise of female risk aversion and conventional capital structure and agency issues theories. LÄS MER

  5. 4. An Empirical Study About Young People's Risk Preferences and Determinants Affecting them

    Kandidat-uppsats,

    Författare :Jonathan Grudin; Christopher Severin; [2022-07-11]
    Nyckelord :Risk attitude; Behavioral finance; CRT; Financial literacy; Numerical ability; Risk-aversion;

    Sammanfattning : In this report, the aim was to investigate what determinants or associations may affect an individual’s choice when facing different risk-related prospectus. Through surveys based on previous literature, a study on a sample of 119 respondents, containing students from the School of Business, Economics, and Law in Gothenburg was done. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Har fondförvaltarens kön en påverkan på avkastningen?

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Författare :Sebastian Eklund; William Kalbratt Reif; [2022-04-12]
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    Sammanfattning : Fund managers are a male-dominated profession, however, a majority of previous research shows that women have a inferior risk-adjusted return than men, while at the same time they tend to be more risk-averse than male managers. Using this study, it was investigated whether gender has an impact or what other factors had an impact on the fund performance. LÄS MER