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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 …
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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 …
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We look at gender differences among adolescents in Sweden in preferences for altruism, risk and competition. We find …, indicating that some of the gender gap in our sample is not due to preferences for competition per se … that girls are more altruistic and less risk taking than boys. No gender differences are found comparing competitive …
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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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281203
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 …
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some evidence that children cooperate more in Sweden than in Colombia. Girls in Colombia are less cooperative than boys …, whereas our results indicate the opposite gender gap in Sweden. On average, children are more cooperative with boys than with …This paper compares cooperation among Columbian and Swedish children aged 9-12. We illustrate the dynamics of the …
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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 …
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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 …Recent studies find that women are less competitive than men. This gender difference in competitiveness has been …
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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 …
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012940856