Men are known to have a higher taste for competition than women. This paper presents an experiment that analyses the … different determinants of the choice to enter a competition : beliefs and the competition level. As far as entry in the … competition is concerned, low-performing subjects adapt their decision entry to the level of the competition, whereas high …

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 …

such differences are driven by different attitudes towards competition. In our experiment subjects choose between a …

such differences are driven by different attitudes towards competition. In our experiment subjects choose between a …

This paper demonstrates, through a controlled experiment, that the “Laffer curve” phenomenon does not always reflect a … conventional income - leisure trade-off. Whether out of reason or out of emotion, taxpayers may also be willing to punish … experiment in which a player A (the "tax receiver") is matched with a player B (the "worker") to elicit the conditions under …

Are women disproportionately attracted to work environments where cooperation rather than competition is rewarded? This … 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 …

We devise an experiment to explore the effect of different degrees of bargaining power on the design and the selection … number of agents because competition reduces the agents' informational monopoly power. However, this environment also … tendency to choose more 'generous' (and more efficient) contract menus over time. We find that competition leads to a …

We devise an experiment to explore the effect of different degrees of competition on optimal contracts in a hidden … principals. We first show theoretically how these different degrees of competition affect outcomes and efficiency. Informational … relative number of agents because competition reduces the agents' informational monopoly power. However, this environment also …

We devise an experiment to explore the effect of different degrees of competition on optimal contracts in a hidden … principals. We first show theoretically how these different degrees of competition affect outcomes and efficiency. Informational … relative number of agents because competition reduces the agents' informational monopoly power. However, this environment also …

competition for principals or agents. While we do observe substantial and significant ratchet effects in the baseline (no … competition) case of our model, we find that ratchet behavior is nearly eliminated by labor-market competition ; interestingly …