In the Mood for Competition: Cooling down the Gender Difference in Competitiveness
时 间：2017年6月23日（周五）上午 9:30-11:30
地 点：体育外围平台APP紫金港校区行政楼1002会议室
主讲人：Dr. Songfa Zhong，National University of Singapore
主持人：汪蕾教授，体育外围平台APP
摘要：
This study explores the role of stress related hormones in gender difference in willingness to compete. In Experiment 1, we measure hormonal response of cortisol, testosterone, estradiol, and progesterone prior to the choice of willingness to compete. We find that the response of progesterone accounts for a large portion of the observed gender difference in the competitiveness. In Experiment 2, we introduce a rest period to cool down potential hormonal influence. We observe a significant narrower gender difference in competitiveness in the treatment condition with the rest period, compared to the control condition without the rest period. Our study suggests that the observed gender gap in competitiveness is partially driven by hormonal response and can be cooled down in a simple manner.
主讲人介绍：
Dr. Songfa Zhong is a Professor of economics at National University of Singapore.His use a wide range of methodologies from behavioral economics and experimental economics to genetics and neuroscience to conduct research on decision making, encompassing theory, experiment, and application. The bulk of his research work has concentrated on the inquiry on economic decision making in three main categories: (i) model-based experimental studies of decision making; (ii) genetic basis of decision making; (iii) application of behavioral/biological economics. As his research is highly interdisciplinary, published in both economics journals, management journals and biology journals.
