| Title | I will survive! Gender discrimination in a household saving decisions experiment |
| Publication Type | Manuscript |
| Year of Publication | 2002 |
| Authors | Buechner, Susanne, and Dennis A. V. Dittrich |
| Collection Title | Papers on Strategic Interaction |
| Date Published | 08/2002 |
| Library/Archive | Max Planck Institute of Economics |
| Type of Work | Working Paper |
| Abstract | We investigate the gender specific intertemporal allocation behavior of spouses with different deterministic life expectations in an experiment where the gen- der of one's partner is known. In each period of their life both partners propose a consumption level one of which is then randomly implemented. To allow for learning one experiences many "lives". Participants achieve a rather high degree of optimality that does not change over time. Indepen- dent of the own gender a participant is nicer to women and acts more selfishly if the partner is a man. Participants are not aware of their discriminating behavior. |
| URL | ftp://papers.mpiew-jena.mpg.de/esi/discussionpapers/2002-14.pdf |
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