We investigate whether peer effects at work differ by gender and whether the gender difference in peer effects – if any … – depends on work organization, precisely the structure of social networks. We develop a social network model with gender … heterogeneity that we test by means of a real-effort laboratory experiment. We compare sequential networks in which information on …

Are women disproportionately attracted to work environments where cooperation rather than competition is rewarded … ? This paper reports the results of a real-effort experiment in which participants choose between an individual compensation … the observed patterns in the team-entry gender gap : (1) a gender gap in confidence in others (i.e. women are less …

such differences are driven by different attitudes towards competition. In our experiment subjects choose between a …

such differences are driven by different attitudes towards competition. In our experiment subjects choose between a … social norms whose nature and origin we discuss. -- competition ; tournament ; piece rate ; gender ; risk-aversion ; relative … ability ; experiment …

We devise an experiment to explore the effect of different degrees of competition on optimal contracts in a hidden …

We devise an experiment to explore the effect of different degrees of competition on optimal contracts in a hidden …

This paper extends the standard work effort model by allowing workers to interact through networks. We investigate … effects vary according to gender: they are large for men but not statistically different from zero for women. …

This paper extends the standard work effort model by allowing workers to interact through networks. We investigate … effects vary according to gender: they are large for men but not statistically different from zero for women. …

off. Moreover, in both pay schemes information feedback reduces the quality of the low performers’ work. …

Are women disproportionately attracted to work environments where cooperation rather than competition is rewarded? This … paper reports the results of a real-effort experiment in which participants choose between an individual compensation scheme … observed patterns in the team-entry gender gap: (1) a gender gap in confidence in others (i.e. women are less pessimistic about …