choices being observed, compared to anonymity of choices, on risk taking in a laboratory experiment. I relate participants … strong evidence for gender-specific norms in risk taking. While these explain part of the existing gender gap in risk taking …

such differences are driven by different attitudes towards competition. In our experiment subjects choose between a … social norms whose nature and origin we discuss. -- competition ; tournament ; piece rate ; gender ; risk-aversion ; relative … ability ; experiment …

gender gap in Sweden. -- competitiveness ; risk preferences ; children ; gender differences ; experiment …We explore gender differences in preferences for competition and risk among children aged 9-12 in Colombia and Sweden …, two countries differing in gender equality according to macro indices. We include four types of tasks that vary in gender …

; altruism ; adolescents ; gender differences ; experiment …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 …

economically important ways. To test this, we designed a controlled experiment using first year college students who made choices … observed gender differences in behaviour under uncertainty found in previous studies might partly reflect social learning … rather than inherent gender traits. -- gender ; risk preferences ; single-sex groups ; cognitive ability …

We explore gender differences in preferences for competition and risk among children aged 9-12 in Colombia and Sweden …, two countries differing in gender equality according to macro indices. We include four types of tasks that vary in gender … gender gap in Sweden …

We look at gender differences among adolescents in Sweden in preferences for altruism, risk and competition. We find … that girls are more altruistic and less risk taking than boys. No gender differences are found comparing competitive …. However, this gender gap diminishes and becomes non-significant when we control for performance beliefs relative to others …

economically important ways. To test this, we designed a controlled experiment using first year college students who made choices … observed gender differences in behaviour under uncertainty found in previous studies might partly reflect social learning … rather than inherent gender traits …

This paper studies the impact of incentives on worker self-selection in a controlled laboratory experiment. In a first … preferences, gender and personality. We also elicit self-reported measures of work effort, stress and exhaustion. Our main … into tournaments. Sixth, variable pay schemes attract men more than women, a difference that is partly explained by gender …