Gender and Self-Selection Into a Competitive Environment: Are Women More Overconfident Than Men?

Lena Nekby, Peter Skogman Thoursie () and Lars Vahtrik ()
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Lars Vahtrik: Dept. of Economics, Stockholm University, Postal: Department of Economics, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden, http://people.su.se/~lv/

No 2007:3, Research Papers in Economics from Stockholm University, Department of Economics

Abstract: Using a large running race in Sweden, this study shows that there are male-dominated environments in which the selection of women who participate are more likely to be confident/competitive and that, within this group, performance improves equally for both genders.

Keywords: Overconfidence; Competitiveness; Gender Differences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J20 J71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 6 pages
Date: 2007-05-08
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Journal Article: Gender and self-selection into a competitive environment: Are women more overconfident than men? (2008)
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