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We investigate whether peer effects at work differ by gender and whether the gender difference in peer effects – if any … – depends on work organization, precisely the structure of social networks. We develop a social network model with gender … heterogeneity that we test by means of a real-effort laboratory experiment. We compare sequential networks in which information on …
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compete is a predictor of individual and gender differences in career decisions and labor market outcomes. However, most … more than 1500 Swiss lower-secondary school students to ask how the gender gap in willingness to compete varies with …. The gender gap in willingness to compete is essentially zero among the lowest-ability students, but increases steadily …
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environments. To explore this further, we conducted a laboratory experiment comprising 444 subjects, and measured gender …Gender differences in paid performance under competition have been found in many laboratory-based experiments, and it … where an individual competes against a target based on the previous performance of one anonymised person of unknown gender …
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unexplored dimensions of gender differences and discuss their bearings on labor market outcomes. Experiments have offered new … findings on gender discrimination, and while they have identified a bias against hiring women in some labor market segments …. Experiments have also offered new insights into gender differences in preferences: women appear to gain less from negotiation …
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elements in shaping gender differences in preferences. In fact, in matrilineal societies (Gong et al.; 2014; Gneezy et al …
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consequence social norms gradually changed again. In our experiment we investigate gender differences in competitive choices …In the laboratory experiment reported in this paper we explore how evolving institutions and social norms, which we … norms, including the promotion of gender equality in place of the Confucian view of female 'inferiority'. Market …
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We use data from a gender-neutral dictator and public goods game setting to analyze differences in other … decisions and lower frequency of selfish decisions, free-riding and efficiency concerns for girls. Gender differences are … already established at approximately age 10. They cannot be explained by gender-specific increases in other …
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Extending the die rolling experiment of Fischbacher and Föllmi-Heusi (2013), we compare gender effects with respect to … unethical behavior by individuals and by two-person groups. In contrast to individual decisions, gender matters strongly under …
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The gender gap in income and leadership positions in many domains of our society is an undisputed pervasive phenomenon … precise mechanisms behind the gender difference in competitive responsiveness are still not fully uncovered. In this paper, we … competitive incentives in mixed-gender competition. We use a real effort math task to induce an implicit stereotype threat against …
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Economic research on gender gaps has focused on variation based on the binary classification of "men" and "women". We … explore whether a self-reported continuous measure of gender identity (CGI) explains variation in economic decisions and … outcomes beyond the relationship with binary gender. We analyze data from four diverse populations (N=8,018), including …
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