Competitiveness and Employability
In: GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 22-01
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In: GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 22-01
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In: GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 18-30
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In: DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1756
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In: DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1708
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In: Journal of economic behavior & organization, Band 226, S. 106691
ISSN: 1879-1751, 0167-2681
In: Journal of behavioral and experimental economics, Band 110, S. 102209
ISSN: 2214-8043
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In: American economic review, Band 107, Heft 5, S. 136-140
ISSN: 1944-7981
We report on two experiments investigating whether there is a gender difference in the willingness to compete against oneself (self-competition), similar to what is found when competing against others (other-competition). In one laboratory and one online market experiment, involving a total of 1,200 participants, we replicate the gender-gap in willingness to other-compete but find no evidence of a gender difference in the willingness to self-compete. We explore the roles of risk and confidence and suggest that these factors can account for the different findings. Finally, we document that self-competition does no worse than other-competition in terms of performance boosting.