We validate experimentally a new survey item to measure the preference for competition. The item, which measures … participants' agreement with the statement "Competition brings the best out of me", predicts individuals' willingness to compete in … predicted differences in their preference for competition: professional athletes and non-athletes. As predicted, we find that …

academia have been partially explained by competitive pressures, which suggests a link between competition and cheating. In our … sex difference in cheating. However, the effect of competition on women's cheating behavior is entirely due to the fact … individual to conduct a particular task and not sex that crucially affects the reaction to competition. Poor performers …

-sharing, screening opportunities, and competition are important driving forces behind these new forms of work organization. We document … competition substantially fosters the trust strategy, reduces market segmentation, and leads to large welfare gains for both …

Recent research has shown that women shy away from competition more often than men. We evaluate experimentally three … Competition unless a critical number of female winners is reached. We find that Quotas and Preferential Treatment encourage women … winners is not worse. The level of cooperation in a post-competition teamwork task is even higher with successful policy …