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We report the results of ultimatum game experiments designed to test for differences in the behavior of women and men. Women's proposals are on average more generous than men's, regardless of the sex of the partner, and women respondents are more likely to accept an offer of a given amount. A...
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answer this question, we use videos of professional women’s and men’s soccer. In some videos the gender of the athletes was … clear to see. In other videos, though, the gender of the athletes was blurred. We find that participants only rate men …’s soccer videos higher when the gender of the players is visible. These findings reveal a bias in the evaluation of men’s and …
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This study examines gender differences in overconfidence and decision-making in a high-stakes environment. Using data … and can be partly explained by experience. There are no substantial gender differences on the intensive margin of …
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competition, prosocial behavior) show how gender composition influences group decision-making and subsequent performance through … legal mandates. Understanding the effects of gender diversity in terms of economic performance is important to assess the … impact of these changes. Data on team dynamics and gender differences in preferences (risk-taking behavior, taste for …
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's awareness of gender equality can reduce inequality between boys and girls at the household level. We estimate these effects … that in households where women participate in children's education decisions and where women are aware of gender equality … of women's empowerment and to understanding of the mechanisms to achieve gender equality in education. …
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This study examines gender differences in overconfidence and decision-making in a high-stakes environment. Using data … and can be partly explained by experience. There are no substantial gender differences on the intensive margin of …
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In this paper we relate individual risk attitude as elicited by binary lotteries and certainty equivalents to market behavior. By analyzing 26 independent markets with a total of 280 participants we show that binary lottery choices and certainty equivalents are poorly correlated. Only lottery...
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. -- Decision-making under uncertainty ; Gender differences ; gambling …In order to analyse whether women and men differ in their decision making under risk and uncertainty, we use data from … the game show 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?'. It turns out that i) there are gender differences in choosing a lottery or …
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of competitive compensation between a manager and a worker in the laboratory. To this end, we impose a simple agency relationship between two groups of subjects termed managers and workers. The manager chooses a compensation scheme for the...
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This study examines the effects of gender on executive financial decision-making as it relates to management earnings … earnings forecasts? Using the executive gender data from listed companies between years 2001-2010, we examine the earnings … forecasts made by female and male executives. Our results are consistent with gender structure approach theory indicating …
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