such differences are driven by different attitudes towards competition. In our experiment subjects choose between a … tournament and a piece-rate pay scheme before performing a real task. Men choose the tournament significantly more often than …

such differences are driven by different attitudes towards competition. In our experiment subjects choose between a … tournament and a piece-rate pay scheme before performing a real task. Men choose the tournament significantly more often than …

Gender differences in paid performance under competition have been found in many laboratory-based experiments, and it … environments. To explore this further, we conducted a laboratory experiment comprising 444 subjects, and measured gender … differences in performance in four distinct competitive situations. These were as follows: (i) the standard tournament game where …

academia have been partially explained by competitive pressures, which suggests a link between competition and cheating. In our … experiment subjects conduct a task where they have the possibility to make use of illegitimate tools to better their results. We … sex difference in cheating. However, the effect of competition on women's cheating behavior is entirely due to the fact …

academia have been partially explained by “competitive pressures”, which suggests a link between competition and cheating. In … our experiment subjects conduct a task where they have the possibility to make use of illegitimate tools to better their … no overall sex difference in cheating. However, the effect of competition on women’s cheating behavior is entirely due to …

-takes-all tournament. We find that, regardless of the pay scheme used, feedback does not improve performance. There are no significant peer … effects in the piece-rate pay scheme. In contrast, in the tournament scheme we find some evidence of positive peer effects … since the underdogs almost never quit the competition even when lagging significantly behind, and frontrunners do not slack …

-takes-all tournament. We find that, regardless of the pay scheme used, feedback does not improve performance. There are no significant peer … effects in the piece-rate pay scheme. In contrast, in the tournament scheme we find some evidence of positive peer effects … since the underdogs almost never quit the competition even when lagging significantly behind, and frontrunners do not slack …

contribute to the gender pay gap. In this paper, we ask: How does gender affect how individuals react to competition against …Gender differences in competitive behavior have been well documented by economists and other social scientists; however …, the bulk of the research addresses competition with others and excludes other economically relevant competition that may …

This paper studies the impact of incentives on worker self-selection in a controlled laboratory experiment. In a first …. Depending on the treatment, the variable payment is either a piece rate, a tournament or a revenue-sharing scheme. We elicit … preferences, gender and personality. We also elicit self-reported measures of work effort, stress and exhaustion. Our main …

Using a controlled experiment, we examine the role of nurture in explaining the stylized fact that women shy away from … competition. Our subjects (students just under 15 years of age) attend publicly-funded single-sex and coeducational schools. We … the average female avoids competitive behaviour more than the average male. This suggests that observed gender differences …