00612nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000008000190001710000190003624500510005526000520010630000120015852003020017058300180047220260716043958.0  a18.10.01 B5181  aBernard, April  aIndividual risk propensity and risk background  bCentral Bank of Barbadosa[St. Michael]BBc2007  a[31] p.  aConsiders the role that socio-psychological and socio-cultural factors play in individual decisions to take risk.  Finds that gender had a significant influence on the probability of engaging in investment and every day risk decisions, but a relatively insignificant impact on insurance decisions.  c3/22/10kJOYD