An Experiment on Gender Representation in Majoritarian Bargaining

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Baranski, Andrzej; Geraldes, Diogo; Kovaliukaite, Ada; Tremewan, James
• 署名单位: New York University; New York University Abu Dhabi; New York University; New York University Abu Dhabi; University College Dublin; University College Dublin; University of Vienna; University of Vienna; IESEG School of Management; Universite de Lille; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); CNRS - Institute for Humanities & Social Sciences (INSHS)
• 刊物名称: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0025-1909
• DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2022.01800
• 发表日期: 2024
• 页码: 6622-6636
• 关键词: Multilateral bargaining; gender gap; laboratory experiment; DISCRIMINATION; coalitions

摘要

Women are underrepresented in business, academic, and political decisionmaking bodies across the world. To investigate the causal effect of gender representation on multilateral negotiations, we experimentally manipulate the composition of triads in a majoritarian, divide-the-dollar game. We document a robust gender gap in earnings driven largely by the exclusion of women from alliances rather than differential shares within alliances. Experiments with different subject pools show that distinct bargaining dynamics can underlie the same inequitable outcomes; gender-biased outcomes can be caused by outright discrimination, but they can also be driven by more complex dynamics related to differences in bargaining strategies. Although replacing the male with a female majority all but eliminates the gap in one pool, it has minimal effect in the other. These findings show that there is no one-size-fits-all solution to the gender gap we uncovered and highlight the importance of studying bargaining dynamics in detail.