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Gender Differences in Competition: Running Performance in 1,500 Meter Tournaments

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  • Jamie Emerson

    (Department of Economics and Finance, Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21801, USA. E-mails: jdemerson@salisbury.edu; bchill@salisbury.edu)

  • Brian Hill

    (Department of Economics and Finance, Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21801, USA. E-mails: jdemerson@salisbury.edu; bchill@salisbury.edu)

Abstract

Gender differences in outcomes are often explained by gender differences in competitiveness. Using evidence from the outdoor World Championships and Olympics 1,500 meter event, this paper investigates whether gender differences exist in the behavior of runners. Results indicate that there are some gender differences in the competition. Where the gender differences exist, the evidence indicates that there is a difference in the relationship between ability and performance and between peer effects and performance. These results are suggestive of males running more strategically.

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  • Jamie Emerson & Brian Hill, 2014. "Gender Differences in Competition: Running Performance in 1,500 Meter Tournaments," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 40(4), pages 499-517, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:easeco:v:40:y:2014:i:4:p:499-517
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    Cited by:

    1. Mario Lackner, 2016. "Teams as Superstars: Effort and Risk Taking in Rank-Order Tournaments for Women and Men," Economics working papers 2016-13, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria.
    2. Emerson, Jamie & Hill, Brian, 2018. "Peer effects in marathon racing: The role of pace setters," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 52(C), pages 74-82.
    3. Brian Hill, 2021. "Tournament incentives and performance: Evidence from the WNBA," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 39(4), pages 882-900, October.
    4. Jamie Emerson & Brian Hill, 2017. "Elite marathon runners: do East Africans utilize different strategies than the rest of the world?," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 37(3), pages 1851-1860.

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