“...► Is competitiveness in women influenced by hormones? ► We use the menstrual cycle and contraceptive intake as proxies for hormonal fluctuations. ► Subjects...”

“...Willingness to compete has been found to predict individual and gender differences in educational choices and labor market outcomes. We provide further...”

“...We examine how multitasking affects performance. We also examine whether individuals optimally choose their degree of multitasking or whether they perform...”

“...We investigate individual heterogeneity in the tendency to under-respond to feedback (“conservatism”) and to respond more strongly to positive compared to...”

“...A recent literature emphasizes that gender differences in the labor market may in part be driven by a gender gap in willingness to compete. However, whereas...”

“...We use lab experiments and field data from the Dutch Math Olympiad to show that women are more likely than men to stop competing if they lose. In a math...”

“..."Men are generally found to be more willing to compete than women and there is growing evidence that willingness to compete is a predictor of individual and...”

“...•We ask whether differences in preferences for competition can explain why gays earn less than other men and lesbians earn more than other women.•We conduct an...”