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of children aged between 7 and 14, we find strong aversion to lying at all ages. Lying is driven mainly by selfish … motives and envy. Children with stronger social preferences are less prone to deception, even when lying would benefit others … at no monetary cost. Older children lie less than younger children and require more selfjustification to lie. …
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paper reports the results of a real-effort experiment in which participants choose between an individual compensation scheme … the observed patterns in the team-entry gender gap: (1) a gender gap in confidence in others (i.e. women are less …
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This paper experimentally investigates if and how people's competitiveness depends on their own gender and on the … gender of people with whom they interact. Participants are given information about the gender of the co-participant they are … already observed in the literature, we find that significantly more men than women choose the tournament. The gender of the co …
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such differences are driven by different attitudes towards competition. In our experiment subjects choose between a …
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such differences are driven by different attitudes towards competition. In our experiment subjects choose between a …
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We analyze the effects of a school-based incentive program on children's exercise habits. The program offers children … subsequent weeks; consider heterogeneity across prize type, gender, age, and calendar month; and explore differential effects on …
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We estimate a system of three behavioral equations for Brazilian children and teenagers (school absenteeism, health …
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We estimate a system of three behavioral equations for Brazilian children and teenagers (school absenteeism, health …
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period, the MFI does not co-finance projects with mainstream banks and loan size is gender-insensitive. In the second period …, the MFI does co-finance above-ceiling projects with mainstream banks, and we observe a gender gap in loan size. The … results suggest that co-financing leads the originally gender-neutral MFI to import disparate treatment from mainstream banks. …
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Despite decades of gender-balanced recruitment and clear-cut criteria for promotion based on meritocracy, women in …
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