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Trial Status
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in_development
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completed
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Abstract
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Most of the existing literature on gender and competition is focused on women’s choices and authors are working on solutions to reduce the gap, in terms of entry into the competition. A lack of competitiveness can induce several issues in the labor market: low presence in highly
competitive (and high-paying) occupations, less access to promotion, or high hierarchical positions. These implications have an impact on the gender pay gap. Instead of conducting another analysis on the competitive behavior of women, our lab experiment aims to study men’s reactions after a defeat. Based on the hypothesis that men dislike competing against women, we assume that they are more likely to refuse to compete against a high-performing woman than against an abler man. Using a strategic method, our research seeks to elicit men’s and women’s behaviors in a context of repeated competition. Meanwhile, we investigate different reactions when giving the participants hypothetical information about the points gap with their opponent. Our results approach that men are more reluctant to compete against a woman. Since they still hold a large part of power over hiring decisions, they are an obstacle to equal pay for men and women.
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In this study, we use a lab experiment to investigate individuals’ reaction after a defeat. In a
first stage, subjects complete a math task and decide on their payment scheme (piece-rate vs
tournament). Subjects observe the result of the competition and decide whether they want to
compete again. A novelty of our design is that we use strategy elicitation method by providing
a sequence of potential points gap. Our research seeks to elicit men’s and women’s behaviors
in a repeated competition context. Our results show that men are more willing to re-enter the
competition with a larger point gap when being defeated by a female opponent, compared to
when they loose against their male counterparts. On the other hand, women are indifferent to
the gender of their opponent when deciding to compete again.
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Last Published
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October 17, 2022 05:36 PM
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February 27, 2023 08:35 AM
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Intervention Start Date
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October 16, 2022
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December 06, 2022
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Intervention End Date
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November 30, 2022
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January 20, 2023
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Planned Number of Observations
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300-400 participants
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300 participants
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Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
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4 treatments (Men vs Men, Women vs Women, Men vs Women, No Information)
100 participants per treatment
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3 treatments (Men vs Men, Women vs Women, Men vs Women)
100 participants per treatment
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Pi as first author
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No
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Yes
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