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Contests as selection mechanisms : the impact of risk aversion

March, Christoph; Sahm, Marco - 2017

We investigate how individual risk preferences affect the likelihood of selecting the more able contestant within a two-player Tullock contest. Our theoretical model yields two main predictions: First, an increase in the risk aversion of a player worsens her odds unless she already has a...

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An Experiment on Gender Representation in Majoritarian Bargaining

Baranski, Andrzej; Geraldes, Diogo; Kovaliukaite, Ada; … - 2022

-male groups suggesting that female representation increases fairness …

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Social environments with competitive pressure : gender effects in the decisions of German schoolchildren

Houser, Daniel; Schunk, Daniel - In: Journal of economic psychology : research in economic … 30 (2009) 4, pp. 634-641

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Fairness and willingness to compete

Buser, Thomas; Cappelen, Alexander W.; Tungodden, Bertil - 2021

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Fairness and Willingness to Compete

Buser, Thomas; Cappelen, Alexander W.; Tungodden, Bertil - 2021

experiment, we systematically vary the fairness of the competition setting. We find that concerns for the chance of winning trump … concerns for fairness for most, but not all, people. A majority of participants who compete under fair circumstances are … concerns for fairness. Our results are relevant for management practices, in particular for the decision to introduce …

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How competitiveness may cause a gender wage gap : experimental evidence

Heinz, Matthias; Normann, Hans-Theo; Rau, Holger A. - 2016

We show that choices in competitive behavior may entail a gender wage gap. In our experi ments, employees first choose a remuneration scheme (competitive tournament vs. piece rate) and then conduct a real-effort task. Employers know the pie size the employee has generated, the remuneration...

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Collaboration, alphabetical order and gender discrimination : evidence from the lab

Wiborg, Vegard Sjurseike; Brekke, Kjell Arne; Nyborg, Karine - 2019

If individual abilities are imperfectly observable, statistical discrimination may affect hiring decisions. In our lab experiment, pairs of subjects solve simple mathematical problems. Subjects then hire others to perform similar tasks. Before choosing whom to hire, they receive information...

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Does the gender mix among employers influence who gets hired? : a labor market experiment

Gaudeul, Alexia; Okvitawanli, Ayu; Panganiban, Marian - 2015

We consider in this paper whether the gender mix at the level of decision-makers in firms can influence gender representation at the employee level. We run a laboratory experiment whereby we present a pair of independent employers with applications from two potential employees. We consider...

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Collaboration, alphabetical order and gender discrimination - evidence from the lab

Wiborg, Vegard Sjurseike; Brekke, Kjell Arne; Nyborg, Karine - 2020

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Performance pay and multidimensional sorting : productivity, preferences and gender

Dohmen, Thomas; Falk, Armin - 2011

This paper studies the impact of incentives on worker self-selection in a controlled laboratory experiment. Subjects face the choice between a fixed and a variable payment scheme. Depending on the treatment, the variable payment is a piece rate, a tournament or a revenue-sharing scheme. We find...

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