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to favor women and find no gender difference under competition per se. We also reject the hypothesis that a .stereotype … gender inequality: namely, that women and men respond differently to time pressure. With reduced time pressure, competition … number of mistakes. -- Gender Differences ; Competition ; Effects of Time Pressure …
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Women remain underrepresented at the upper echelons. An aversion to competition has been suggested as a factor that … males. We develop a theoretical approach to explore why there are gender differences in competitive behaviours and identify … selection from a pre-chosen pool of candidates. We suggest this as a way to contribute to closing the gender gap in …
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how intra-household gender differences in perceptions of costs and benefits of sanitation impact investment decisions. We …
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how intra-household gender differences in perceptions of costs and benefits of sanitation impact investment decisions. We …
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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 …
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Experiment ; Corporate Social Responsibility ; Gender … real effort experiment. We find that social incentives lead to a 20% rise in productivity, regardless of their form (lump … suggest that in the context of our experiment a dollar spent on social incentives is equivalent to increasing private …
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, have lower preferences than men for risk and competition, and may be more sensitive to social cues. These gender … 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 …
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This study examines the gendered effects of early and sustained exposure to high-performing peers on female educational trajectories. Exploiting random allocation to classrooms within middle schools, we measure the effect of male and female high performers on girls' high school placement...
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