How costly is diversity? affirmative action in light of gender differences in competitiveness

"Recent research documents that while men are eager to compete, women often shy away from competitive environments. A consequence is that few women enter and win competitions. Using experimental methods we examine how affirmative action affects competitive entry. We find that when women are...

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1. Verfasser: Niederle, Muriel (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Segal, Carmit (VerfasserIn), Vesterlund, Lise (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2008
Schriftenreihe:NBER working paper series 13923
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