Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/45448 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 1104
Publisher: 
Koç University-TÜSİAD Economic Research Forum (ERF), Istanbul
Abstract: 
An important line of recent literature has found gender differences in attitudes toward competition, with men being more likely to choose competitive incentive schemes, even when factors such as ability and risk aversion are controlled for. This paper examines the effect of information on the gender gap in tournament entry. We present experimental evidence that the competitiveness difference between men and women declines significantly when individuals are given performance feedback before making their incentive scheme choice. The result suggests that policies that reduce uncertainty can reduce the gender gap in tournament entry.
Subjects: 
experiments
gender
competition
information
incentive schemes
JEL: 
C91
D83
J16
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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