Gender differences in competition: Evidence from a matrilineal and a patriarchal society

Econometrica

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1637-1664

  Gneezy, Uri ^a   Leonard, Kenneth L ^b   List, John A ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e CentER ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Field experiment; Gender and competition; Matrilineal and patriarchal societies

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349792648     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: 14680262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/ECTA6690     Document Type: Article

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