(Male) Horomones 'may fuel market crises'

Article here. Excerpt:

"Hormone surges among City traders could be partly responsible for driving 'boom and bust' economics, say researchers.

The Cambridge study measured testosterone levels in a small group of male City of London traders at both 11am and 4pm, and matched these to the levels of profit or loss recorded for that day.
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'At times like these, economics has to consider the physiology of investors, not just their rationality.'"

Wait. So men are now also responsible for economic crises? How good to know.

They don't come out and say, "More women should be hired to minimize the risk posed by men," but it's certainly implied. And even a quick glance at the article makes clear the very unscientific manner in which this "research" was carried out.

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