I will survive! -- Gender discrimination in a household saving decisions experiment

Susanne Büchner and Dennis Alexis Valin Dittrich ()

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Abstract: We investigate the gender specific intertemporal allocation behavior of spouses with different deterministic life expectations in an experiment where the gen- der of one's partner is known. In each period of their life both partners propose a consumption level one of which is then randomly implemented. To allow for learning one experiences many "lives". Participants achieve a rather high degree of optimality that does not change over time. Indepen- dent of the own gender a participant is nicer to women and acts more selfishly if the partner is a man. Participants are not aware of their discriminating behavior.

Keywords: intra-household behavior; experimental economics; considerate attitudes; gender discrimination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C73 C91 D91 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2002-08
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