This paper demonstrates gender differences in risk aversion and ambiguity aversion. It also contributes to a growing …

This paper reviews the literature on gender and culture. Gender gaps in various outcomes (competitiveness, labor force … article reviews the literature on the relevance of culture in the determination of different forms of gender gap. I examine … literature has argued that gender differences in a variety of outcomes could reflect underlying cultural values and beliefs. This …

observe gender imbalances in labor markets: men are more competitively inclined than women. Whether, and to what extent, such … different compensation regimes. By varying the role that individual competition plays in setting the wage, we are able to … explore whether competition, by itself, can cause differential job entry. The data highlight the power of the compensation …

first period. However, the male advantage is not found in any subsequent period of competition, or even after a two …-week break from competition. Some evidence suggests that males may actually perform worse than females in later periods. The … analysis considers various experimental treatments and finds that the existence of gender differences depends crucially on the …

Gender differences in competitiveness are often discussed as a potential explanation for gender differences in … of profile choice as gender. More importantly, up to 23 percent of the gender difference in profile choice can be … attributed to gender differences in competitiveness. This lends support to the extrapolation of laboratory findings on …

, but also on one's rank within gender. Both beliefs on rank and attitudes towards competition change when moving to a more … gender-specific competition. The changes in competitive entry have important implications when assessing the costs of …

” individuals earn 9% more than their less competitive counterparts do. Moreover, gender differences in taste for competition …Using an incentivized measure of test for competition, this paper investigates whether this taste explains subsequent … gender differences in earnings and industry choice in a sample of high-ability MBA graduates. We find that “competitive …