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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2020
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
Discussion Paper No. 420
Verlag: 
European University Viadrina, Department of Business Administration and Economics, Frankfurt (Oder)
Zusammenfassung: 
Much significant research has been done to shed light on discrimination of females in, for example, labor markets. Less is known, in contrast, about the amount of discrimination in the virtual world of online gaming. In an early study, Castronova (2004) finds that female avatars receive about 10% lower prices in online auctions. In this research note, we re-examine the pricing of avatars sold in the Fortnite game. We cannot reject the null hypothesis that female and male avatars are sold at the same prices. We also account for the impact of a Fortnite sex scandal on the price differential between female and male avatars.
Schlagwörter: 
gender discrimination
Fortnite
gaming
Freemium
product differentiation
market segmentation
JEL: 
J16
L11
M31
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