The Effect of Information on Gender Differences in Competitiveness: Experimental Evidence

Seda Ertaç and Balazs Szentes ()
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Balazs Szentes: London School of Economics

Koç University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum Working Papers from Koc University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum

Abstract: An important line of recent literature has found gender differences in attitudes toward competition, with men being more likely to choose competitive incentive schemes, even when factors such as ability and risk aversion are controlled for. This paper examines the effect of information on the gender gap in tournament entry. We present experimental evidence that the competitiveness difference between men and women declines significantly when individuals are given performance feedback before making their incentive scheme choice. The result suggests that policies that reduce uncertainty can reduce the gender gap in tournament entry.

Keywords: Experiments; gender; competition; information; incentive schemes. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C91 D83 J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 13 pages
Date: 2011-02
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