We show that choices in competitive behavior may entail a gender wage gap. In our experi ments, employees first choose … pie size the employee has generated, the remuneration scheme chosen, and the employee's gender. Employers then decide how … the pie will be split, as in a dictator game. Whereas employers do not discriminate by gender when tournaments are chosen …

We show that choices in competitive behavior may entail a gender wage gap. In our experiments, employees first choose a … employee has generated, the remuneration scheme chosen, and the employee's gender. Employers then decide how the pie will be … split, as in a dictator game. Whereas employers do not discriminate by gender when tournaments are chosen, they take …