We look at gender differences in preferences for altruism, risk and competition in math and word search among … adolescents in Sweden. We find that girls are more altruistic and less risk taking than boys. We find no gender gap in performance … the gender gap in our sample is not due to competition preferences per se. -- competitiveness ; risk preferences …

We explore gender differences in preferences for competition and risk among children aged 9-12 in Colombia and Sweden … competitive in all tasks and all measures in Colombia. Unlike the consistent results in Colombia, the results in Sweden are mixed … gender gap in Sweden. …

We compare how children aged 9-12 in Colombia and Sweden cooperate in a Prisoner's Dilemma. We introduce a new … task and country dependent. -- cooperation ; children ; gender differences ; experiment … measurement device for cooperation that can be easily understood by children. There is some evidence of more cooperation in Sweden …

competitive behavior. A related field experiment on Israeli children shows that only boys react to competition by running faster … when competing in a race. We here test if there is a gender gap in running among 7-10 year old Swedish children. We also … difference in reaction to competition in any task; boys and girls compete equally. If gender equality matters for competitiveness …

gender differences emerge with age and by gender of opponent. Our samples contain 186 children (aged 10-12), 310 teenagers … for children, males begin to wager substantially more as they become teenagers, leading to the emergence of the gender gap … Daily Double wagering decisions. We identify no noticeable gender differences in our competitive measures throughout all …