evidence for statistical discrimination in the standard no-competition setup of Coate and Loury (1993). When we introduce … competition between workers of different groups, the non-discrimination equilibrium ceases to be stable. In line with this … theoretical observation, we find systematic discrimination in the experimental treatment with competition. Nevertheless, a …

evidence for statistical discrimination in the standard no-competition setup of Coate and Loury (1993). When we introduce … competition between workers of different groups, the non-discrimination equilibrium ceases to be stable. In line with this … theoretical observation, we find systematic discrimination in the experimental treatment with competition. Nevertheless, a …

of winning and losing in a competition on the willingness to seek further challenges. Participants in a lab experiment … compete in two-person tournaments and are then informed of their score and the outcome of the competition. Conditional on the …

through self-assessment) to taking part in a mandatory competition predict individual willingness to participate in a … voluntary competition. We find that while the mandatory competition does increase stress levels, there is no gender difference … correlated with choosing to enter the voluntary competition for women. In Experiment 2 we exogenously induce stress using the …

adaptation levels relate to less positive emotions and less optimistic expectations about future price changes. The actual …. The adaptation level, by contrast, affects the actual investment decision indirectly via its impact on expectations. …

Minority games are a stylized description of strategic situations with both coordination and competition. These games … experiment are subjected to an evolutionary competition. The strategies people use are very heterogeneous although aggregate … outcomes resemble the symmetric Nash equilibrium. The strategies that survive evolutionary competition achieve much higher …

through self-assessment) to taking part in a mandatory competition predict individual willingness to participate in a … voluntary competition. We find that while the mandatory competition does increase stress levels, there is no gender difference … correlated with choosing to enter the voluntary competition for women. In Experiment 2 we exogenously induce stress using the …