Azmat, Ghazala; Calsamiglia, Caterina; Iriberri, Nagore - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2014
In the psychology literature, "choking under pressure" refers to a behavioural response to an increase in the stakes …. In a natural experiment, we study the gender difference in performance resulting from changes in stakes. We use detailed … information on the performance of high-school students and exploit the variation in the stakes of tests, which range from 5% to 27 …