The menstrual cycle and performance feedback alter gender differences in competitive choices

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 161-198

  Wozniak, David ^a   Harbaugh, William T ^b   Mayr, Ulrich ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 84889661000     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/673324     Document Type: Article

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