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Gender differences in selection into self-competition

  • While previous studies demonstrated that, in many settings, women tend to be less willing than men to engage in interpersonal competition, this study focuses on selection into self-competition. Competing against own past performances can be an integral part of life, including job and sports. Using data obtained from a lab-in-the-field experiment, we find empirical evidence that women are, on average, more reluctant than men to compete against their own past performance. Our results suggest that this difference can be mainly explained by gender differences in risk preferences.

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Author: Werner Bönte, Vivien D. ProcherORCiD, Diemo UrbigORCiD
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2017.1343441
ISSN:1466-4291
Title of the source (English):Applied Economics Letters
Document Type:Scientific journal article peer-reviewed
Language:English
Year of publication:2018
Tag:Competitiveness; Experiment; Gender
Volume/Year:25
Issue number:8
First Page:539
Last Page:543
Faculty/Chair:Fakultät 5 Wirtschaft, Recht und Gesellschaft / FG ABWL, insbesondere empirische Unternehmensforschung und Transformation
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