Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/279300 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 10550
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
We analyze how the gender composition of teams affects team interactions. In an online experiment, we randomly assign individuals to gender-homogenous or gender-mixed teams. Teams meet in an audio chat room and jointly work on a gender-neutral team task. By design, effects on team performance can only work through communication. We find that all-male teams communicate more than all-female teams and outperform teams of both alternative gender compositions. In mixed teams, males strongly dominate the team conversation quantitatively. Past exposure to gender-mixed teamwork makes females more reluctant to engage in mixed teams, while for males the opposite is true.
Subjects: 
teams
teamwork
gender composition
communication
team performance
preference for teamwork
online experiment
JEL: 
C92
C93
D83
J16
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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