competitive incentives. The literature suggests that such a male competitive advantage may contribute to observed gender gaps in … labor force pay and achievement. Understanding which factors may be driving these gender differences is essential for … performance patterns: (i) males are better than females at handling competitive pressure, and (ii) males enjoy competition more or …

We use data from a gender-neutral dictator and public goods game setting to analyze differences in other … decisions and lower frequency of selfish decisions, free-riding and efficiency concerns for girls. Gender differences are … already established at approximately age 10. They cannot be explained by gender-specific increases in other …

Whether there are gender di erences in lying has been largely debated in the past decade. Previous studies found mixed …,615). Furthermore, gender di erences in telling altruistic white lies are significantly stronger than in the other two cases …

ten years worth of experimental data from two countries exploring the existence and endogeneity of gender differences in … classroom and one from the laboratory. We observe robust and significant gender differences in strategic sophistication in … of strategic reasoning varies with gender priming. Females display significantly higher levels of strategic …

We use data from the game Show "Who wants to be a Millionaire?" and examine gender differences in decision making under …

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

contribute to the gender pay gap. In this paper, we ask: How does gender affect how individuals react to competition against …Gender differences in competitive behavior have been well documented by economists and other social scientists; however …, the bulk of the research addresses competition with others and excludes other economically relevant competition that may …

elements in shaping gender differences in preferences. In fact, in matrilineal societies (Gong et al.; 2014; Gneezy et al …

experiment we let subjects choose how often they want to play a risky skill game. We find that women play only half as many … rounds in risky skill games if the influence of chance is large. There is no gender difference if the influence of chance is …

Gender equity in the creation and enforcement of social norms is important not only as a normative principle but it can … whether this form of segregation is due to inherent gender differences in the willingness to volunteer for take on positions … that segregation in coercive roles is due to conformity with pre-assigned gender roles in both cultures. We find that women …