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Workplace tournaments are one likely contributor to gender differences in labor market outcomes. Relative to men, women are often less eager to compete and thrive less under competitive pressure. We investigate a competitive workplace environment that may produce more gender-neutral outcomes:...
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Extending the die rolling experiment of Fischbacher and Föllmi-Heusi (2013), we compare gender effects with respect to …
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Extending the die rolling experiment of Fischbacher and Föllmi-Heusi (2013), we compare gender effects with respect to …
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We study whether one reason behind female underrepresentation in leadership is that female leaders are less effective at coordinating action by followers. Two experiments using coordination games investigate whether female leaders are less successful than males in persuading followers to...
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We study whether one reason behind female underrepresentation in leadership is that female leaders are less effective at coordinating action by followers. Two experiments using coordination games investigate whether female leaders are less successful than males in persuading followers to...
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environments. To explore this further, we conducted a laboratory experiment comprising 444 subjects, and measured gender …
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preferences requires an improved understanding. We conduct an experiment in which individuals in small laboratory "societies …
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We study whether one reason behind female underrepresentation in leadership is that female leaders are less effective at coordinating followers' actions. Two experiments using coordination games investigate whether female leaders are less successful than males in persuading followers to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014487121
Using a controlled experiment, we examine the role of nurture in explaining the stylized fact that women shy away from …
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laboratory experiment solve a simple arithmetics task first under a piece rate and then under a competitive tournament scheme …
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