The financial consequences of too many men: Sex ratio effects on saving, borrowing, and spending.

The ratio of males to females in a population is an important factor in determining behavior in animals. We propose that sex ratio also has pervasive effects in humans, such as by influencing economic decisions. Using both historical data and experiments, we examined how sex ratio influences saving,...

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Main Authors: Griskevicius, Vladas (Author), Tybur, Joshua M. (Author), Delton, Andrew W. (Author), Robertson, Theresa E. (Author), White, Andrew E. (Author), Ackerman, Joshua Maxwell (Contributor)
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Psychological Association (APA), 2017-07-03T20:05:00Z.
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