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Gender of the Opponent and Reaction to Competition Outcomes

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  • Claire Mollier

    (EconomiX, Paris Nanterre University, France)

  • Aurora García-Gallego

    (ICAE and Economics Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid and LEE and Department of Economics, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain)

  • Tarek Jaber-López

    (Institute of Public Goods and Policies (IPP), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain)

  • Sarah Zaccagni

    (Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University, Denmark.)

Abstract

We investigate how the competition outcome and the gender of the opponent affect the decision to compete again, using a lab experiment. Our experimental design adopts the strategy method to measure individuals’ reactions to winning or losing. Subjects indicate their willingness to compete again based on performance gaps with their opponents. Furthermore, gender is inferred from participant-selected- names, allowing for an exploration of the role played by the opponent’s gender. We find that all subjects are slightly more willing to compete after winning against a female opponent. Also, it is slightly more likely that they accept to re-compete against a male after winning. Males try significantly more to outperform a female after losing, and this is robust when controlling for gender stereotypes and age.

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  • Claire Mollier & Aurora García-Gallego & Tarek Jaber-López & Sarah Zaccagni, 2024. "Gender of the Opponent and Reaction to Competition Outcomes," Working Papers 2024/08, Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain).
    • Handle: RePEc:jau:wpaper:2024/08
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    Keywords

    competitiveness; gender; feedback; career decisions; lab experiment;
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    JEL classification:

    • C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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