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The Effects of Gender Interactions in the Lab and in the Field

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  • Kate Antonovics

    (Department of Economics, University of California at San Diego)

  • Peter Arcidiacono

    (Department of Economics, Duke University)

  • Randall Walsh

    (Department of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder)

Abstract

An important issue with conducting economic analysis in the lab is whether the results generalize to real-world environments where the stakes and subject pool are considerably different. We examine data from the game show The Weakest Link to determine whether the gender of one's opponent affects performance. We then attempt to replicate the competitive structure of the game show in the lab with an undergraduate subject pool. The results in the lab only match when we both employ high stakes in the lab (> $50) and limit our analysis to young contestants in the game show (age > 33). Copyright by the President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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  • Kate Antonovics & Peter Arcidiacono & Randall Walsh, 2009. "The Effects of Gender Interactions in the Lab and in the Field," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 91(1), pages 152-162, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:restat:v:91:y:2009:i:1:p:152-162
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