Decision-making, financial risk aversion, and behavioral biases: The role of testosterone and stress
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Testosterone; Cortisol; Stress; Risk aversion; Disposition effect;All these keywords.
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- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
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