applications from two potential employees. We consider whether the gender of the other employer will influence an employerś hiring … decision. We find that the gender mix among employers plays a role in the individual hiring decisions of female members. Female … about relative gender performance are significantly associated with the observed hiring bias, while implicit attitudes do …

probability. -- Risk aversion ; competitiveness ; gender ; culture ; mixed-sex competition …

applications from two potential employees. We consider whether the gender of the other employer will influence an employer's hiring … decision. We find that the gender mix among employers plays a role in the individual hiring decisions of female members. Female … about relative gender performance are significantly associated with the observed hiring bias, while implicit attitudes do …

oneself (self-competition), similar to what is found whencompeting against others (other-competition). In one laboratory and … and suggest that these factorscan account for the different findings. Finally, we document that self-competition does … noworse than other-competition in terms of performance boosting. …

through self-assessment) to taking part in a mandatory competition predict individual willingness to participate in a … voluntary competition. We find that while the mandatory competition does increase stress levels, there is no gender difference … correlated with choosing to enter the voluntary competition for women. In Experiment 2 we exogenously induce stress using the …

oneself (self-competition), similar to what is found when competing against others (other-competition). In one laboratory and … confidence and suggest that these factors can account for the different findings. Finally, we document that self-competition does … no worse than other-competition in terms of performance boosting …

of winning and losing in a competition on the willingness to seek further challenges. Participants in a lab experiment … compete in two-person tournaments and are then informed of their score and the outcome of the competition. Conditional on the …

of winning and losing in a competition on the willingness to seek further challenges. Participants in a lab experiment … compete in two-person tournaments and are then informed of their score and the outcome of the competition. Conditional on the …

willingness to enter competition with uncertainty and ambiguity, but men react slightly more than women. Overall, both effects … experiments on gender differences in competition may have measured a lower bound of differences between men and women. …