Using a controlled experiment, we examine the role of nurture in explaining the stylized fact that women shy away from … competition. Our subjects (students just under 15 years of age) attend publicly-funded single-sex and coeducational schools. We … the average female avoids competitive behaviour more than the average male. This suggests that observed gender differences …

competition. We have two distinct research questions. First, does the gender composition of the group to which a student is …Using a controlled experiment, we examine the role of nurture in explaining the stylized fact that women shy away from … randomly assigned affect competitive choices? Second, does the gender mix of the school a student attends affect competitive …