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Gender and overconfidence

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ECONOMICS LETTERS
Volume 86, Issue 2, Pages 199-203

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2004.07.012

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overconfidence; gender differences; exam behavior; exam results

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Do males differ from females in terms of self-confidence? Using a large set of exam data from Stockholm University, we find that exam behavior is gender-specific: male students are more inclined than female students to aim for a higher grade. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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