TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Buser, Thomas
AU  - Oosterbeek, Hessel
        TI  - The Anatomy of Competitiveness
        PY  - 2023/Jun/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 16224
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp16224
        AB  - 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.

        KW  - competitiveness
KW  - personality traits
KW  - labor market outcomes
KW  - leadership
KW  - gender
        ER  -