The older the bolder: Does relative age among peers influence children's preference for competition?

Page, L; Sarkar, D; Silva-Goncalves, J

The older the bolder: Does relative age among peers influence children's preference for competition?

Page, L

Sarkar, D Silva-Goncalves, J

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Publisher:: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2017, 63, pp. 43-81
Issue Date:: 2017-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Page, L https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6020-9733
dc.contributor.author	Sarkar, D
dc.contributor.author	Silva-Goncalves, J
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-03T05:15:56Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-03T05:15:56Z
dc.date.issued	2017-12-01
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Economic Psychology, 2017, 63, pp. 43-81
dc.identifier.issn	0167-4870
dc.identifier.issn	1872-7719
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/162223
dc.description.abstract	Having been relatively old at school tends to have a long lasting positive effect on professional achievement, in particular in competitive environments (sports, politics). We investigate the roots of this pattern and study whether the relative age position of children at school plays a role in shaping their preference for competition. We run a controlled experiment in high schools across two states in Australia. Our participants are students who are the very oldest or very youngest in their classroom. We elicit their preference for competition using the Niederle and Vesterlund (2007) task and find evidence of an effect of relative age. This effect is concentrated on male students. We find no differences in self-confidence, and risk attitudes between relatively old and young students. These results suggest that the observed pattern may come from pure preference for competition.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Economic Psychology
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.joep.2017.10.002
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject.classification	Economics
dc.title	The older the bolder: Does relative age among peers influence children's preference for competition?
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	63
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Economics Discipline
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dc.date.updated	2022-10-03T05:15:54Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	63

Abstract:

Having been relatively old at school tends to have a long lasting positive effect on professional achievement, in particular in competitive environments (sports, politics). We investigate the roots of this pattern and study whether the relative age position of children at school plays a role in shaping their preference for competition. We run a controlled experiment in high schools across two states in Australia. Our participants are students who are the very oldest or very youngest in their classroom. We elicit their preference for competition using the Niederle and Vesterlund (2007) task and find evidence of an effect of relative age. This effect is concentrated on male students. We find no differences in self-confidence, and risk attitudes between relatively old and young students. These results suggest that the observed pattern may come from pure preference for competition.

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