We ran a field experiment in a Dutch retail chain consisting of 128 stores. In a random sample of these stores, we … growth, but only in stores where the store's manager and a large fraction of the employees have the same gender. Remarkably … tournament. Lastly, despite the substantial variation in team size, we find no evidence for free-riding. …

laboratory experiment solve a simple arithmetics task first under a piece rate and then under a competitive tournament scheme … contraceptives to determine the importance of sex hormones in explaining gender differences in competitiveness. Participants in a … of progesterone on competitiveness and our results therefore provide a partial biological explanation for gender …

We study the effects of competition in a context in which people's actions can not be contractually fixed. We find that … in such an environment the very presence of competition does neither increase efficiency nor does it yield any payoff … gains for the short side of the market. We also find that competition has a strong negative impact on social well-being, the …

our experiment perform two different tasks according to three treatments: one where they perform the tasks sequentially …

This paper reports the results of an individual real effort laboratory experiment where subjects are paid for measured …

decision making in an interpersonal context. The influence of social comparison on risky choices is explored in an experiment …

dictator game. In our experiment teams are more selfish than individuals, and the most selfish team member has the strongest …

An experiment is conducted were subjects interact repeatedly to examine the effect of a particular leniency program on …

-making experiment preceding the take game. The game consists of two stages. In the first stage, the take authority decides how much …