Can Teams Help to Close the Gender Competition Gap?
通过实验发现，两人团队竞争使性别竞争差距缩小三分之二，女性偏好团队竞争而男性偏好个人竞争，这一结果主要由竞争偏好差异驱动。
We investigate the effect that competing in teams has on gender differences in choosing to enter competitions. In our experiment, subjects chose whether to compete based on the combined performance of themselves and a teammate. We find that competing in two-person teams reduces the gender competition gap by two-thirds. Independent of the sex of one’s partner, female subjects prefer to compete in teams whereas male subjects prefer to compete as individuals. We find that this result is driven primarily by gender differences in competitive preferences, as opposed to other potential explanations such as risk aversion, feedback aversion or confidence.