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ArticleScientific reports2022

On the robustness of gender differences in economic behavior.

Helena Fornwagner, Brit Grosskopf, Alexander Lauf, Vanessa Schöller, Silvio Städter

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Helena Fornwagner *Department of Economics, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4PU, United Kingdom.
Brit Grosskopf *Department of Economics, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4PU, United Kingdom.
Alexander Lauf *Department of Economics, University of Regensburg, 93053, Regensburg, Germany.
Vanessa Schöller *Department of Economics, University of Regensburg, 93053, Regensburg, Germany.
Silvio Städter *Department of Economics, University of Regensburg, 93053, Regensburg, Germany. silvio.staedter@ur.de.

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Abstract

Because of the importance of economic decisions, researchers have looked into what factors influence them. Gender has received a lot of attention for explaining differences in behavior. But how much can be associated with gender, and how much with an individual's biological sex? We run an experimental online study with cis- and transgender participants that (1) looks into correlational differences between gender and sex for competitiveness, risk-taking, and altruism by comparing decisions across these different subject groups. (2) we prime participants with either a masculine or feminine gender identity to examine causal gender effects on behavior. We hypothesize that if gender is indeed a primary factor for decision-making, (i) individuals of the same gender (but different sex) make similar decisions, and (ii) gender priming changes behavior. Based on 780 observations, we conclude that the role of gender (and sex) is not as decisive for economic behavior as originally thought.

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PMID36522409
PMCPMC9755295

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