Are Japanese companies less risky and less profitable than US companies? Evidence from a matched sample

Are Women Less Selfish than Men?: Evidence from Dictator Experiments

Research in social sciences other than economics indicates substantial differences in behaviour between men and women. The general conclusion drawn from this work is that women will be more socially-orientated (sel ̄ess), and men more individually-orientated (sel®sh). This paper reports the results of a double-anonymous dictator experiment designed to permit the emergence of basic gender differe...

Do Management Buyouts of US Companies Demand Higher Premiums than UK Companies? Why?

Are Children Less Susceptible To COVID-19? A Case Series

Background The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 [2019-nCoV]) is the origin of several cases of pneumonia in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. According to the reported data, children are less common to be infected by COVID-19. Besides, their mortality rate is almost zero. Case Presentation In this article, we investigated six childr...

“ Are We All Less Risky and More Skillful Than Our fellow Drivers ? ”

Are Soldiers Less War-Prone than Statesmen?

The dominant (though contested) wisdom among international relations scholars is that military officers tend to be more cautious than their civilian counterparts about initiating the use of force. Sobered by the experience of combat, the theory holds, soldiers are hesitant to recommend military action except under the most favorable of circumstances. It might be the case, however, that military...