Mitigating the gender gap in the willingness to compete: evidence from a randomized field experiment

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buir.contributor.authorAlan, Şule
buir.contributor.authorErtaç, Seda
dc.citation.epage1185en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber4en_US
dc.citation.spage1147en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber17en_US
dc.contributor.authorAlan, Şuleen_US
dc.contributor.authorErtaç, Sedaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-12T11:38:28Z
dc.date.available2020-02-12T11:38:28Z
dc.date.issued2019-08
dc.departmentDepartment of Economicsen_US
dc.description.abstractWe evaluate the impact on competitiveness of a randomized educational intervention that aims to foster grit, a skill that is highly predictive of achievement. The intervention is implemented in elementary schools, and we measure its impact using a dynamic competition task with interim performance feedback. We find that when children are exposed to a worldview that emphasizes the role of effort in achievement and encourages perseverance, the gender gap in the willingness to compete disappears. We show that the elimination of this gap implies significant efficiency gains. We also provide suggestive evidence on a plausible causal mechanism that runs through the positive impact of enhanced grit on girls' optimism about their future performance.en_US
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dc.identifier.doidx.doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvy036en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1542-4774
dc.identifier.issn1542-4766
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/53308
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvy036en_US
dc.source.titleJournal of the European Economic Associationen_US
dc.subjectCompetitionen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectGriten_US
dc.subjectRole modelsen_US
dc.subjectRandomized interventionsen_US
dc.subjectExperimentsen_US
dc.titleMitigating the gender gap in the willingness to compete: evidence from a randomized field experimenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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