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Gender differences in competitive behavior have been well documented by economists and other social scientists; however … contribute to the gender pay gap. In this paper, we ask: How does gender affect how individuals react to competition against … themselves? In a laboratory experiment in which some subjects compete against others and some compete against themselves, we find …
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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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This paper aims to measure differences in risk behavior among expert chess players. The study employs a panel data set on international chess with 1.4 million games recorded over a period of 11 years. The structure of the data set allows us to use individual fixed-effect estimations to control...
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This paper uses data from nine tennis Grand Slam tournaments played between 2005 and 2007 to assess whether men and women respond differently to competitive pressure in a setting with large monetary rewards. In particular, it asks whether the quality of the game deteriorates as the stakes become...
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This paper analyzes potential gender differences in competitive environments using a sample of over 100 …, we also find evidence for top players winning more tie-breaks at Grand Slams. Overall, we find virtually no gender …
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We ran a field experiment to investigate whether individual performance in teams depends on the gender of the leader …
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We study the effect of likability on female and male team behavior in a lab experiment. Extending a two-player public … on gender differences in labor market outcomes: mutual dislikability impedes team behavior, except in all-male teams …
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economically important ways. To test this, we designed a controlled experiment using first year college students who made choices … observed gender differences in behaviour under uncertainty found in previous studies might partly reflect social learning … rather than inherent gender traits …
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psychology literature with respect to the academic impact of gender dynamics in the classroom. Specifically, using data from a … randomized experiment, we look at the effects of having a female teacher on the math test scores of students in primary school …
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the size of the default effect varies with employees' personality and skill-deficiencies. We perform an experiment in …
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