@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp13913, author={Ifcher, John and Zarghamee, Homa}, title={Competitive Preferences among Asians in the U.S.}, year={2020}, month={Nov}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={13913}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp13913}, abstract={The median income of Asian households is the highest of all racial/ethnic groups in the U.S. In a laboratory experiment, we examine whether Asians are more willing to compete and have greater competitive preferences than non-Asians. Both with and without controls for performance, performance improvement, and confidence, we find that Asians have significantly greater competitive preferences than non-Asians.}, keywords={race/ethnicity;Asian;identity;norm;competitive preferences;willingness to compete}, }