Gender, Behavior and Decision-Making seminar

Renée Adams is a Professor of Finance at Said Business School, University of Oxford. She is an expert on corporate governance, bank governance and gender. Her work has a strong policy orientation and draws on economics, finance, management and psychology. Professor Adams’ interest in diversity is not limited to research.  She co-founded AFFECT, the American Finance Association’s committee for women, in 2015 and chaired it until 2020

Abstract 

I combine ideas and data from different papers to highlight the importance of selection for preferences and stereotypes. Using data on the general population, finance academics, CFAs, and directors, I show that preferences vary across occupations. As a result, gender gaps in preferences may also vary across occupations. Using the financial crisis and the sustainability movement, I illustrate why understanding selection matters.