. Men also increase their willingness to enter competition in the presence of ambiguity. Overall, both effects contribute to … that management should make tournament conditions transparent and information available in order to prevent gender …

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 …

associated with seeking competition violate gender-specific norms. Meanwhile, men encounter a double-edged sword: while seeking …Using an online experiment with 5,762 US participants, we investigate whether individuals who seek competition face … competitive women may experience -- not for seeking competition itself (which is socially accepted), but because the behaviors …