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Do Gender Differences in Preferences for Competition Matter for Occupational Expectations?

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Kristin Kleinjans () (School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus, Denmark)

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Occupational segregation by gender is prevalent and can explain some of the gender wage gap. I empirically investigate a possible explanation for this segregation: the gender difference in preferences for competition, which in recent experimental studies has been found to affect economic outcomes. I find that women’s greater distaste for competition decreases educational achievement. It can also explain part of the gender segregation in occupational fields. Specifically, accounting for distaste for competition reduces gender segregation in the fields of Law, Business & Management, Health, and Education.

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Paper provided by School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus in its series Economics Working Papers with number 2008-09.

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Date of creation: 01 Sep 2008
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Keywords: competition; gender differences; occupational choice; expectations;

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D84 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Expectations; Speculations
J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education

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