Table A1

Summary Statistics of Preference Data

Panel A: All Observations
Obs.MeanSDMin.Max.
Patience7,011,259−0.0880.090−0.2880.085
Risk-taking7,011,259−0.3090.102−0.3950.028
Altruism7,011,2590.1970.066−0.1610.406
Positive reciprocity7,011,2590.1010.085−0.2070.270
Negative reciprocity7,011,259−0.2720.117−0.4670.036
Trust7,011,2590.2770.154−0.1430.418
Panel B: By Country
CountriesMeanSDMin.Max.
Patience46−0.0780.098−0.2880.085
Risk-taking46−0.2030.105−0.3950.028
Altruism460.1390.124−0.1610.406
Positive reciprocity460.0580.098−0.2070.270
Negative reciprocity46−0.1610.110−0.4670.036
Trust460.0950.128−0.1430.418
  • Notes: Summary statistics from the merged preferences data obtained from the Global Preference Survey (GPS) as presented by Falk et al. (2018). For each preference item, the number represents the mean gender difference by country in the original preference. A positive coefficient means that women in that country have higher values in their respective preference. The preferences are in the same unit as the original preference measure from the GPS. See Table 3 for a summary of the survey items for each preference. See Section II.B and Appendix 2 for details about the preference data.