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来源类型	FEEM working papers "Note di lavoro" series
规范类型	论文
	Gender Differences in Output Quality and Quantity under Competition and Time Constraints: Evidence from a Pilot Study
	Olga Shurchkov
发表日期	2009
出处	Economy and Society
出版年	2009
语种	英语
摘要	Gender gaps in income and level of position in the workplace are widespread. One explanation for this inequality is that the genders perform differently under competitive conditions, as previous experimental studies have found a significant gender gap in competitive tasks that are perceived to favor men. In this paper, we use a verbal task that is perceived to favor women and find no gender difference under competition per se. We also reject the hypothesis that a .stereotype threat. explains the inability of women to improve performance under competition. We propose an alternative explanation for gender inequality: namely, that women and men respond differently to time pressure. With reduced time pressure, competition in verbal tasks greatly increases the performance of women, such that women significantly outperform men. This effect appears largely due to the fact that extra time in a competition improves the quality of women’s work, leading them to make fewer mistakes. On the other hand, men use this extra time to increase the quantity of work, which results in a greater number of mistakes.
特色分类	C9;J16;J71
关键词	Gender Differences Competition Effects of Time Pressure
URL	https://www.feem.it/en/publications/feem-working-papers-note-di-lavoro-series/gender-differences-in-output-quality-and-quantity-under-competition-and-time-constraints-evidence-from-a-pilot-study/
来源智库	Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (Italy)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/117644
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Olga Shurchkov. Gender Differences in Output Quality and Quantity under Competition and Time Constraints: Evidence from a Pilot Study. 2009.

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