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Competition and innovation: An inverted u relationship
Aghion, Philippe; Bloom, Nicholas; Blundell, Richard; … - 2002
This paper investigates the relationship between product market competition (PMC) and innovation. A Schumpeterian … engage in R&D activities. In this model, competition may increase the incremental profit from innovating; on the other hand …, competition may also reduce innovation incentives for laggards. This model generates four main predictions which we test …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010292944
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Are competitors forward looking in strategic interactions? Evidence from the field
Lackner, Mario; Stracke, Rudi; Sunde, Uwe; … - 2015
This paper investigates empirically whether decision makers are forward looking in dynamic strategic interactions. In particular, we test whether decision makers in multi-stage tournaments take heterogeneity induced changes of continuation values and the ability of their immediate opponent into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011565011
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Are competitors forward looking in strategic interactions? Evidence from the field
Lackner, Mario; Stracke, Rudi; Sunde, Uwe; … - 2015
This paper investigates empirically whether decision makers are forward looking in dynamic strategic interactions. In particular, we test whether decision makers in multi-stage tournaments take heterogeneity induced changes of continuation values and the ability of their immediate opponent into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011565101
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Gender Differences in Competitiveness
Böheim, René; Grübl, Dominik; Lackner, Mario - In: ifo DICE Report 15 (2017) 2, pp. 13-17
Women are globally under-represented in top-tier jobs, and according to recent data, in 2013 only around 20 percent of board members in OECD countries were female (OECD, 2013). In addition, empirical studies using different research strategies and rich data consistently find that women earn less...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011794311
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Gender and competition: Evidence from jumping competitions
Böheim, René; Lackner, Mario - 2013
We analyze if female athletes differ from male athletes in their competitive behavior, using data from high jump and pole vault competitions. We estimate if female athletes use risky strategies as often as male athletes and whether or not their returns to risky strategies differ. Returns to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293101
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Gender and Competition: Evidence from Jumping Competitions
Böheim, René; Lackner, Mario - 2013
We analyze if female athletes differ from male athletes in their competitive behavior, using data from high jump and pole vault competitions. We estimate if female athletes use risky strategies as often as male athletes and whether or nor their returns to risky strategies differ. Returns to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294902
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What Drives Differences in Management?
Bloom, Nicholas; Brynjolfsson, Erik; Foster, Lucia; … - 2017
: competition, business environment, learning spillovers and human capital. Collectively, these drivers account for about a third of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653452
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Management as a Technology?
Bloom, Nicholas; Sadun, Raffaella; Van Reenen, John - 2016
management on firm performance; (ii) a positive relationship between product market competition and average management quality … (part of which stems from the larger covariance between management with firm size as competition strengthens); and (iii) a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011494359
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Gender differences in overconfidence and decision making in high-stakes competitions: evidence from freediving contests
Sonnabend, Hendrik; Lackner, Mario - 2020
This study examines gender differences in overconfidence and decision-making in a high-stakes environment. Using data on more than 40,000 individual attempts from international freediving competitions, we provide evidence that women, on average, are less likely than men to overestimate their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012287883
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Gender differences in overconfidence and decision-making in high-stakes competitions: Evidence from freediving contests
Lackner, Mario; Sonnabend, Hendrik - 2020
This study examines gender differences in overconfidence and decision-making in a high-stakes environment. Using data on more than 40,000 individual attempts from international freediving competitions, we provide evidence that women, on average, are less likely than men to overestimate their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012662698