Gender and Self-Selection into a Competitive Environment : Are Women More Overconfident than Men?

Using a large running race in Sweden, this study shows that there are male-dominated environments in which the selection of women who participate are more likely to be confident/competitive and that, within this group, performance improves equally for both genders

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Year of publication:	[2021]
Authors:	Nekby, Lena ; Skogman Thoursie, Peter ; Vahtrik, Lars
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Niederlande \| Netherlands \| Geschlecht \| Gender \| Vertrauen \| Confidence \| Wettbewerb \| Competition \| Schweden \| Sweden \| Persönlichkeitspsychologie \| Personality psychology \| Soziale Beziehungen \| Social relations \| Sport \| Sports

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (8 p)
Series:	IZA Discussion Paper ; No. 2794
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments May 2007 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.987855 [DOI]
Classification:	J2 - Time Allocation; Work Behavior; Employment Determination and Creation ; J16 - Economics of Gender ; J71 - Discrimination
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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