The emergence of competition is a defining aspect of human nature and characterizes many important social environments …. However, its relationship with how social groups are formed has received little attention. We design an experiment to analyze …

in an experiment. Our data show that indeed, strengthening weaker contestants through tie-breaks and bid …

product market competition and the probability of exit. -- competition intensity ; exit ; natural experiment …This paper provides evidence on the relation between the intensity of product market competition and the probability of … exit. We adopt a natural experiment approach towards analyzing the impact of a tightening of Swiss antitrust legislation on …

to favor women and find no gender difference under competition per se. We also reject the hypothesis that a .stereotype … threat. explains the inability of women to improve performance under competition. We propose an alternative explanation for … gender inequality: namely, that women and men respond differently to time pressure. With reduced time pressure, competition …

; intensity of competition ; experiment …We argue that, in a simple setting, the relation between the intensity of competition and cost-reducing investment is U … is minimal for intermediate levels of competition, which is inversely parameterized by the extent of product …

Women remain underrepresented at the upper echelons. An aversion to competition has been suggested as a factor that …

We perform a controlled experiment to study the welfare effects of competition in a strategic communication environment … competition between senders does not increase the amount of information decision-makers obtain. We find evidence of under … off under competition because their relative gains from persuasion are more than offset by their expenditures in …