collect data from a field experiment where incentives are exogenously imposed, performance is monitored and individual …, this is true only for men, while women do not seem to react to non-monetary incentives. …

test of the theory implements a laboratory experiment, where important features of the theory can be exogenously imposed …. We complement our lab experiment with a field experiment, where we rely on biological models complemented by economic …

perceived property rights) will affect individuals' subsequent behavior. In our experiment, bargaining pairs earned endowments … through either tournaments or team-based incentives. Participants engaged in a subsequent trust game in which the sender had …

Using a controlled experiment, we examine the role of nurture in explaining the stylized fact that women shy away from … the average female avoids competitive behaviour more than the average male. This suggests that observed gender differences … might reflect social learning rather than inherent gender traits. …

into tournaments at a lower rate than men. -- Behavioral preferences ; real effort experiment ; gender differences ; gender …, and differential responses to luck account for about half of the gender performance gap in our experiment. These findings …We present experimental evidence which sheds new light on why women may be less competitive than men. Specifically, we …

our interpretation. -- Competition, piece rate ; revenue sharing ; gender-task stereotype ; experiment …Gender-specific patterns of self-selection into competitive and cooperative environments may have multiple reasons. One … of the most prominent explanations to this point is, that there are inherent differences between men and women when it …