, have lower preferences than men for risk and competition, and may be more sensitive to social cues. These gender …

controlled experiment in which subjects were given an opportunity to choose a risky outcome - a real-stakes gamble with a higher … observed gender differences in behaviour under uncertainty found in previous studies might reflect social learning rather than …

both increased competition and the enactment of equal treatment laws reduce the gender wage gap. …

in international data. More market orientation might be related to gender wage gaps via its effects on competition in …

-sharing, screening opportunities, and competition are important driving forces behind these new forms of work organization. We document … competition substantially fosters the trust strategy, reduces market segmentation, and leads to large welfare gains for both …

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 …

is little evidence of learning over the 40 matches of the experiment. …

-based questionnaire before the experiment and participants’ preferences for resolution timing, risk, and time were incentive compatibly … measured during the experiment. Main findings are that delayed resolution can affect investment, that the effect depends on the …

in an experiment where actions are strategic substitutes. The game theoretic basis for our experiment is the model of …

direction, we have conducted a laboratory experiment with 490 participants. We consider "cooperative" investments that directly …