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DESCRIPTION:A large body of experimental evidence suggests that women have 
 a lower desire to compete than men. Here\, we advance the hypothesis that 
 this gap may depend on how we elicit such preferences\, as different incen
 tives could activate competition in different spheres\, depending on cultu
 re. This hypothesis is tested through a series of experiments using vouche
 rs (in-kind restricted use of cash) in China\, Colombia\, Bosnia and Togo.
  Data on parents show that\, once the incentives are switched from monetar
 y to child-benefitting\, gender differences disappear\; data on young adul
 t without children show that once cash is substituted by gender stereotypi
 cal vouchers (make-up or sporting good vouchers) gender differences decrea
 se. Cultural elements in each society matter\, as not all societies exhibi
 t a gender gap. As expected\, competitiveness is higher where resources ar
 e more scares\, as among the displaced women in Colombia and the women in 
 polygyny arrangements in Togo. These results suggest that female competiti
 veness can be just as intense as male competitiveness\, given the right go
 als and considering the differential constraints that societies put on wom
 en and men\, indicating important implications for policies designed to pr
 omote gender equality.\nSpeaker: Alessandra Cassar
LAST-MODIFIED:20181008T084205Z
LOCATION:MPI\, Room: Ground Floor
SUMMARY:The Competitive Woman (joint work with Y. Jane Zhang) 
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.econ.mpg.de/events/15661/13681
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