environments. To explore this further, we conducted a laboratory experiment comprising 444 subjects, and measured gender … anonymised person whose gender is known. We found that only men respond to pressure differently in each situation; women … than under an anonymized target and, when the gender of the person associated with the target was revealed, men worked even …

differences in performance in the real effort task, we observe a strong gender gap in sabotage choices in our experiment. This gap …We study gender differences in relation to performance and sabotage in competitions. While we find no systematic gender … beliefs are exogenously aligned by implementing sabotage via strategy method, the gender gap in sabotage choices disappears …

experiment. Implementing a real-effort design and a principal who is paid based on the agent s output, we find that males and … significantly more sabotage leading to an on average higher winning probability but not to higher profits. If the gender of the … is female. The gender gap in sabotage is persistent. We discuss possible explanations for our findings and their …

Gender differences in competitive behavior have been well documented by economists and other social scientists; however … contribute to the gender pay gap. In this paper, we ask: How does gender affect how individuals react to competition against … themselves? In a laboratory experiment in which some subjects compete against others and some compete against themselves, we find …

In a real effort experiment with repeated competition we find striking differences in how the work effort of men and … women responds to previous wins and losses. For women, losing per se is detrimental to productivity, but for men, a loss … explain more of the variation in behavior for women, and account for about half of the gender performance gap in our …

Workplace tournaments are one likely contributor to gender differences in labor market outcomes. Relative to men, women … environment that may produce more gender-neutral outcomes: tournaments with safeguards. In our experiments, participants take part … higher wages for the low-ranked. As expected, we find that women are more likely than men to obtain such a safeguard. However …