MITIGATING THE GENDER GAP IN THE WILLINGNESS TO COMPETE: EVIDENCE FROM A RANDOMIZED FIELD EXPERIMENT
MITIGATING THE GENDER GAP IN THE WILLINGNESS TO COMPETE: EVIDENCE FROM A RANDOMIZED FIELD EXPERIMENT
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DOI：
10.1093/jeea/jvy036
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发表时间：
2019-08-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Ertac, Seda
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作者：
Alan, Sule;Ertac, Seda
我们评估了随机教育干预措施对竞争力的影响，该干预措施旨在培养毅力，这是一种高度预测成就的技能。该干预措施在小学实施，我们使用动态竞赛任务和中期表现反馈来衡量其影响。我们发现，当孩子们接触到强调努力在成就中的作用并鼓励坚持的世界观时，竞争意愿的性别差距就会消失。我们证明，消除这一差距意味着显着的效率提升。我们还提供了关于一种看似合理的因果机制的暗示性证据，该机制贯穿了增强的毅力对女孩对未来表现的乐观态度的积极影响。
We evaluate the impact on competitiveness of a randomized educational intervention that aims to foster grit, a skill that is highly predictive of achievement. The intervention is implemented in elementary schools, and we measure its impact using a dynamic competition task with interim performance feedback. We find that when children are exposed to a worldview that emphasizes the role of effort in achievement and encourages perseverance, the gender gap in the willingness to compete disappears. We show that the elimination of this gap implies significant efficiency gains. We also provide suggestive evidence on a plausible causal mechanism that runs through the positive impact of enhanced grit on girls' optimism about their future performance.