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Are female skins sold at a lower price? Evidence from the Fortnite game

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  • Georg Stadtmann
  • Aynur Dilan Tosun
  • Christian Pierdzioch

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Much significant research has been done to shed light on discrimination of females in, for example, labour markets. Less is known, in contrast, about the amount of discrimination in the virtual world of online gaming. In an early study, Castronova (2004), using data for the EverQuest game, finds that female avatars receive about 10% lower prices in online auctions. In this research note, we re-examine the pricing of avatars using data for the Fortnite game and find small and statistically insignificant price difference between female and male avatars.

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  • Georg Stadtmann & Aynur Dilan Tosun & Christian Pierdzioch, 2023. "Are female skins sold at a lower price? Evidence from the Fortnite game," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(16), pages 2282-2287, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:30:y:2023:i:16:p:2282-2287
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2022.2099791
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