Constructing gender differences in the economics lab

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 741-752

  Boschini, Anne ^a   Muren, Astri ^a   Persson, Mats ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Altruism; Experimental method; Gender roles; Generosity; Identity; Self stereotyping; Social norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870389794     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2012.09.024     Document Type: Article

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