Economics for Humans, Second Edition
by Julie A. Nelson University of Chicago Press, 2018 Order the book via The University of Chicago Press
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Gender and Risk-Taking Economics, Evidence, and Why the Answer Matters
By Julie A. Nelson The belief that men and women have fundamentally distinct natures, resulting in divergent preferences and behaviours, is widespread. Recently, economists have also engaged in the search for gender differences, with a number claiming to find fundamental gender differences regarding risk-taking, altruism, and competition. In particular, the idea that “women are more risk-averse […]
The power of stereotyping and confirmation bias to overwhelm accurate assessment: the case of economics, gender, and risk aversion
By Julie A. Nelson Journal of Economic Methodology Volume 21, Issue 3, August 2014
Poisoning the Well, or How Economic Theory Damages Moral Imagination
By Julie A. Nelson October 2012
Are Women Really More Risk-Averse than Men?
By Julie A. Nelson September 2012
Is Dismissing the Precautionary Principle the Manly Thing to Do? Gender and the Economics of Climate Change
By Julie A. Nelson September 2012
Would Women Leaders Have Prevented the Global Financial Crisis? Implications for Teaching about Gender, Behavior, and Economics
By Julie A. Nelson September 2012
Ethics and the Economist: What Climate Change Demands of Us
By Julie A. Nelson. May 2011
Does Profit-Seeking Rule Out Love? Evidence (or Not) from Economics and Law
By Julie A. Nelson. September 2010
The Relational Economy: A Buddhist and Feminist Analysis
By Julie A. Nelson. May 2010