Dreber, Anna; von Essen, Emma; Ranehill, Eva - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 2011
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 …