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dc.contributor.authorDreber, Annaen
dc.contributor.authorGerdes, Christeren
dc.contributor.authorGränsmark, Patriken
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-21-
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-23T11:40:41Z-
dc.date.available2011-11-23T11:40:41Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/51955-
dc.description.abstractWe explore the relationship between attractiveness and risk taking in chess. We use a large international panel dataset on chess competitions which includes a control for the players' skill in chess. This data is combined with results from a survey on an online labor market where participants were asked to rate the photos of 626 expert chess players according to attractiveness. Our results suggest that male chess players choose significantly riskier strategies when playing against an attractive female opponent, even though this does not improve their performance. Women's strategies are not affected by the attractiveness of the opponent.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x5314en
dc.subject.jelD03en
dc.subject.jelJ16en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordrisk takingen
dc.subject.keywordattractivenessen
dc.subject.keywordchessen
dc.subject.keywordgender differencesen
dc.titleBeauty queens and battling knights: Risk taking and attractiveness in chess-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn668655232en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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