Normative conflict and the gender gap in cooperation

Nikos Nikiforakis; Ernesto Reuben; Robert Stüber

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2024.111680

Normative conflict and the gender gap in cooperation

Nikos Nikiforakis, Ernesto Reuben, Robert Stüber

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Abstract

A normative conflict arises when individuals derive different benefits from cooperation. We analyze experimental data from three published studies to investigate the impact of normative conflict on the cooperative behavior of men and women. We find that women exhibit significantly lower levels of cooperation in the presence of normative conflict. We observe no significant gender differences in cooperation in the absence of normative conflict.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	111680
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	238
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2024.111680
State	Published - May 2024

Keywords

Cooperation
Gender
Heterogeneous groups
Inequality
Normative conflict

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Finance
Economics and Econometrics

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