Dreber, Anna; von Essen, Emma; Ranehill, Eva - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Stockholms Universitet - 2011
We look at gender differences among adolescents in Sweden in preferences for competition, altruism and risk. For … competitiveness, we explore two different tasks that differ in associated stereotypes. We find no gender difference in competitiveness … a mathematical task. This gender gap diminishes and becomes non-significant when we control for actual performance and …