Gender composition in teams

被引:78
作者
Dufwenberg, Martin [1 ]
Muren, Astri
机构
[1] Univ Arizona, Dept Econ, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
[2] Univ Arizona, Econ Sci Lab, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
[3] Stockholm Univ, Dept Econ, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
关键词
gender composition; groups; teams; generosity; equalitarian;
D O I
10.1016/j.jebo.2005.01.002
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
How does gender composition influence team decisions? Our evidence from a group dictator game is: (i) groups are more generous and equalitarian when women are in majority, but (ii) the most generous groups are those with two men and one woman. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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