Men, women, and competition: An experimental test of behavior

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 554-570

  Vandegrift, Donald ^a   Yavas, Abdullah ^b  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experiment; Gender; Overcrowding; Tournament

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349604784     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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