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There has been a dramatic increase in the use of experimental methods in the past two decades. An oft-cited reason for this rise in popularity is that experimental methods provide the necessary control to estimate treatment effects in isolation of other confounding factors. We examine the...
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Cellular manufacturing (CM) is an important application of group technology (GT) that can be used to enhance both flexibility and efficiency in today’s small-to-medium lot production environment. The crucial step in the design of a CM system is the cell formation (CF) problem which involves...
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trustworthiness between the individual and collective setting. Furthermore, an artefactual field experiment captures the determinants …
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they behave the same as the males. Thus part of the observed gender difference in behavior under uncertainty found in … previous studies might reflect social learning rather than inherent gender traits. …
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test. Our data show that Muslim and Christian gender norms are as postulated. However, the correlations between Muslim vs …. Christian immigrants and the channels purported to link in-group gender norms to economic progress are weak and inconsistent …. Speculations are offered on the intervening variables that mitigate the effect of Muslim gender norms on economic performance. …
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In a one-shot Prisoners’ dilemma experiment, female participants are highly sensitive to the social frame. Male …
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elements in shaping gender differences in preferences. In fact, in matrilineal societies (Gong et al.; 2014; Gneezy et al …
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usually require competitiveness, competitiveness differences provide an explanation for gender gaps in wages and differences …
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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 …. Experiments have also offered new insights into gender differences in preferences: women appear to gain less from negotiation …
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Assortative matching occurs in many social contexts. We experimentally investigate gender assorting in sub …-Saharan villages. In the experiment, co-villagers could form groups to share winnings in a gamble choice game. The extent to which …, we can distinguish between the effects of homophily and interaction costs on the extent of observed gender assorting. We …
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