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Working Papers

2024

1. Adversarial Economic Preferences Predict Right-Wing Voting
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2024)
2. The Origins of Gender Differences in Competitiveness and Earnings Expectations: Causal Evidence from a Mentoring Intervention
   ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (6)
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2021) View citations (7)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2022) View citations (10)
   Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition (2021) View citations (7)

2023

3. Occupational sorting on genes
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (1)
4. The Anatomy of Competitiveness
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)
5. Using Genes to Explore the Effects of Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills on Education and Labor Market Outcomes
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
6. Using Genes to Explore the Relationship of Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills with Education and Labor Market Outcomes
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2022

7. Time Pressure Preferences
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
   Also in Working Papers, Lund University, Department of Economics (2022) View citations (2)

2021

8. Can Competitiveness predict Education and Labor Market Outcomes? Evidence from Incentivized Choice and Survey Measures
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
   Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2020) View citations (27)
9. Fairness and Willingness to Compete
   Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics View citations (2)

2020

10. Competitiveness, gender and handedness: a large- sample intercultural study
    Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics View citations (1)
11. Gender and Willingness to Compete for High Stakes
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Gender and willingness to compete for high stakes, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2023) View citations (8) (2023)
12. Public Speaking Aversion
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Public Speaking Aversion, Management Science, INFORMS (2023) (2023)

2018

13. Gender, competitiveness and study choices in high school - evidence from Switzerland
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Gender, Competitiveness, and Study Choices in High School: Evidence from Switzerland, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (130) (2017)

2017

14. Gender Differences in Willingness to Compete: The Role of Public Observability
    Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition View citations (5)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Behavior, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (2017) View citations (5)
    ECON - Working Papers, Department of Economics - University of Zurich (2017) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Gender differences in willingness to compete: The role of public observability, Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier (2021) View citations (20) (2021)
15. Gender, Willingness to Compete and Career Choices Along the Whole Ability Distribution
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (29)
    Also in Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) (2017) View citations (31)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (29)

2016

16. Do Women give up Competing more easily? Evidence from the Lab and the Dutch Math Olympiad
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Do Women Give Up Competing More Easily? Evidence from the Lab and the Dutch Math Olympiad, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (57) (2019)
17. Gender and Redistribution: Experimental Evidence
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)
18. How does the Gender Difference in Willingness to Compete evolve with Experience?
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (4)
19. Measuring Responsiveness to Feedback as a Personal Trait
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (11)

2015

20. Do Gays Shy Away from Competition? Do Lesbians Compete Too Much?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (27)
21. Stress Reactions Cannot Explain the Gender Gap in Willingness to Compete
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (4)
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2015) View citations (4)

2014

22. The Effect of Income on Religiousness
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of Income on Religiousness, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (37) (2015)
23. The Impact of Losing in a Competition on the Willingness to Seek Further Challenges
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (5)
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2014) View citations (5)
24. The Impact of Positive and Negative Income Changes on the Height and Weight of Young Children
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Positive and Negative Income Changes on the Height and Weight of Young Children, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2017) View citations (10) (2017)

2013

25. The Flipside of Comparative Payment Schemes
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article The Flipside of Comparative Payment Schemes, Management Science, INFORMS (2016) View citations (35) (2016)

2012

26. Gender, Competitiveness and Career Choices
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Gender, Competitiveness, and Career Choices, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2014) View citations (453) (2014)

2011

27. Hormones and Social Preferences
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (4)
28. Multitasking: Productivity Effects and Gender Differences
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute

2010

29. Handedness predicts Social Preferences: Evidence connecting the Lab to the Field
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)

2009

30. The Impact of Female Sex Hormones on Competitiveness
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (11)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Gender and willingness to compete for high stakes
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023, 206, (C), 350-370 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Gender and Willingness to Compete for High Stakes, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (9) (2020)
2. Public Speaking Aversion
   Management Science, 2023, 69, (5), 2746-2760
   See also Working Paper Public Speaking Aversion, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2022

3. Willingness to compete, gender and career choices along the whole ability distribution
   Experimental Economics, 2022, 25, (5), 1299-1326 View citations (16)

2021

4. Competitiveness, gender and handedness
   Economics & Human Biology, 2021, 43, (C) View citations (3)
5. Gender differences in willingness to compete: The role of public observability
   Journal of Economic Psychology, 2021, 83, (C) View citations (20)
   Also in EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2021, 83, - (2021) View citations (23)
   See also Working Paper Gender Differences in Willingness to Compete: The Role of Public Observability, Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series (2017) View citations (5) (2017)

2020

6. Overconfidence and gender gaps in redistributive preferences: Cross-Country experimental evidence
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 178, (C), 267-286 View citations (21)

2019

7. Do Women Give Up Competing More Easily? Evidence from the Lab and the Dutch Math Olympiad
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2019, 11, (3), 225-52 View citations (57)
   See also Working Paper Do Women give up Competing more easily? Evidence from the Lab and the Dutch Math Olympiad, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (9) (2016)

2018

8. Responsiveness to feedback as a personal trait
   Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2018, 56, (2), 165-192 View citations (64)
9. Sexual orientation, competitiveness and income
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2018, 151, (C), 191-198 View citations (21)

2017

10. Gender, Competitiveness, and Study Choices in High School: Evidence from Switzerland
    American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 125-30 View citations (130)
    See also Working Paper Gender, competitiveness and study choices in high school - evidence from Switzerland, Economics of Education Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (3) (2018)
11. The Impact of Positive and Negative Income Changes on the Height and Weight of Young Children
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2017, 31, (3), 786-808 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Positive and Negative Income Changes on the Height and Weight of Young Children, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
12. The impact of stress on tournament entry
    EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2017, 20, (2), 506-530 View citations (43)
    Also in Experimental Economics, 2017, 20, (2), 506-530 (2017) View citations (42)

2016

13. The Flipside of Comparative Payment Schemes
    Management Science, 2016, 62, (9), 2626-2638 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper The Flipside of Comparative Payment Schemes, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (15) (2013)

2015

14. The Effect of Income on Religiousness
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2015, 7, (3), 178-95 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Income on Religiousness, CESifo Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (2) (2014)

2014

15. Gender, Competitiveness, and Career Choices
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2014, 129, (3), 1409-1447 View citations (453)
    See also Working Paper Gender, Competitiveness and Career Choices, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (23) (2012)

2012

16. Digit ratios, the menstrual cycle and social preferences
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2012, 76, (2), 457-470 View citations (45)
17. Multitasking
    Experimental Economics, 2012, 15, (4), 641-655 View citations (11)
18. The impact of the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptives on competitiveness
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 83, (1), 1-10 View citations (64)