Under pressure: Gender differences in output quality and quantity under competition and time constraints

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1189-1213

  Shurchkov, Olga ^a  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84865966653     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4774.2012.01084.x     Document Type: Article

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