Financial Consequences of Too Many Men

The perception that women are scarce leads men to become impulsive, save less, and increase borrowing, according to new research from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.

"The Financial Consequences of Too Many Men: Sex Ratio Effects on Savings, Borrowing, and
Spending" was published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Vol 102(1), Jan 2012. Co- authors of the study include Joshua Tybur (VU University Amsterdam), Joshua M. Ackerman (M.I.T.), Andrew Delton and Theresa Robertson (University of California, Santa Barbara), and Andrew E. White (Arizona State University).

For more information on the Carlson School and its research, visit www.carlsonschool.umn.edu

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