@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp16224,
            	author={Buser, Thomas and Oosterbeek, Hessel},
            	title={The Anatomy of Competitiveness},
            	year={2023},
	month={Jun},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={16224},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp16224},
	abstract={A large empirical literature in behavioral economics investigates heterogeneity across individuals and groups in preferences for competition. In this study, we provide a more detailed view on competitiveness by differentiating between four different motivations for entering competitions – enjoyment of competition, desire to win, competition for personal development, and general challenge seeking. 
We investigate which of these dimensions are picked up by traditional measures of competitiveness; how they predict individual and gender differences in career outcomes including income, holding a leadership position, and entrepreneurship; how they predict wellbeing; and how they relate to other personality traits, skills, and preferences.
},
	keywords={competitiveness;personality traits;labor market outcomes;leadership;gender},
            }