Stereotypes and tournament self-selection: A theoretical and experimental approach

• Published in: European economic review Vol. 126; p. 103448
• Main Author: Hernandez-Arenaz, Iñigo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Competitive sorting; Segregation; Self-assessment; Self-stereotyping; Stereotypes; D84; Self-stereotyping; C79; Segregation; Competitive sorting; Self-assessment; C91; Stereotypes; J24; J16

We present a theoretical model in which agents have imperfect self-knowledge about their abilities and have to self-select into either a high-paying or a low-paying tournament. The model shows that negative (positive) stereotypes generate underrepresentation (overrepresentation) of stereotyped agent...