Competition, Subjective Feedback, and Gender Gaps in Performance

Anna Lovasz, Boldmaa Bat-Erdene, Ewa Cukrowska-Torzewska, Mariann Rigo and Agnes Szabo-Morvai ()
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Boldmaa Bat-Erdene: Eotvos Lorand University, Pazmany Peter setany 1/a, Budapest, 1117 Hungary
Mariann Rigo: University of Düsseldorf, Institute of Medical Sociology, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany

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Abstract: We study gender differences in the impacts of competition and subjective feedback, using an online game with pop-up texts and graphics as treatments. We define 8 groups: players see a Top 10 leaderboard or not (competitiveness), and within these, they receive no feedback, supportive feedback, rewarding feedback, or "trash talk" (feedback type). Based on 5191 participants, we find that competition only increases the performance of males. However, when it is combined with supportive feedback, the performance of females also increases. This points to individualized feedback as a potential tool for decreasing gender gaps in competitive settings such as STEM fields.

Keywords: Gender Gaps; Competition; Supervisory Feedback (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I20 J16 J24 M54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42 pages
Date: 2021-01
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