Azmat, Ghazala, Calsamiglia, Caterina and Iriberri, Nagore (2014) Gender differences in response to big stakes. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1314). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.
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Abstract
In the psychology literature, “choking under pressure” refers to a behavioural response to an increase in the stakes. In a natural experiment, we study the gender difference in performance resulting from changes in stakes. We use detailed information on the performance of high-school students and exploit the variation in the stakes of tests, which range from 5% to 27% of the final grade. We find that female students outperform male students relatively more when the stakes are low. The gender gap disappears in tests taken at the end of high school, which count for 50% of the university entry grade.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publications/series.asp?... |
| Additional Information: | © 2014 The Authors |
| Divisions: | Centre for Economic Performance |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
| JEL classification: | C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C3 - Econometric Methods: Multiple; Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables; Endogenous Regressors > C30 - General I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education > I21 - Analysis of Education J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J16 - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jan 2015 10:44 |
| Last Modified: | 09 May 2025 01:30 |
| Funders: | Economic and Social Research Council |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/60607 |
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