CEO facial masculinity and bank risk-taking
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133-139
133-139
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Personality and Individual Differences, Volume 138
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This paper uses Chief Executive Officer (CEO) facial features to examine the association between CEO masculinity and bank risk-taking. Given that high facial width-to-height ratio has been linked to high testosterone levels and masculine behavioral traits such as increased risk tolerance, aggression, and sensation seeking, we postulate a positive relationship between CEO facial masculinity and bank risk-taking. Consistent with this prediction, we document that banks led by CEOs with more masculine facial features are associated with more volatile stock returns and higher levels of idiosyncratic risk.Description
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Ahmed , S , Sihvonen , J & Vähämaa , S 2019 , ' CEO facial masculinity and bank risk-taking ' , Personality and Individual Differences , vol. 138 , pp. 133-139 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.09.029