Buser, T. and Yuan, H. (2019). Do women give up competing more easily? Evidence from the lab and the Dutch Math Olympiad American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 11(3):225--252.
Thomas Buser
University
University of Amsterdam
E-mail
Research field
Behavioral Economics
Interests
Education, Experimental Economics, Field Experiments, Neuroeconomics
Website
Biography
Thomas Buser is Professor of Behavioral Applied Microeconomics at the University of Amsterdam.
Most of his research is concerned with the link between personality traits and career outcomes. In his work he uses lab and field experiments as well as registry and survey data.
Key publications
Buser, T., Peter, N. and Wolter, S. (2017). Gender, competitiveness, and study choices in high school: Evidence from Switzerland American Economic Review, 107(5):125--130.
Buser, T. (2015). The effect of income on religiousness American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 7(3):178--195.
Buser, T., Niederle, M. and Oosterbeek, H. (2014). Gender, competitiveness and career choices Quarterly Journal of Economics, 129(3):1409--1447.
List of publications
Buser, T., Ahlskog, R., Johannesson, M., Koellinger, P. and Oskarsson, S. (2024). The causal effect of genetic variants linked to cognitive and non-cognitive skills on education and labor market outcomes Labour Economics, 90:1--21.
Buser, T., van den Assem, MartijnJ. and van Dolder, D. (2023). Gender and Willingness to Compete for High Stakes Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 206:350--370.
Buser, T., Peter, N. and Wolter, StefanC. (2022). Willingness to compete, gender and career choices along the whole ability distribution Experimental Economics, 25(5):1299--1326.
Buser, T., Ranehill, E. and van Veldhuizen, R. (2021). Gender differences in willingness to compete: The role of public observability Journal of Economic Psychology, 83:.
Buser, T., Grimalda, G., Putterman, L. and van der Weele, J. (2020). Overconfidence and gender gaps in redistributive preferences: Cross-Country experimental evidence Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 178:267--286.
Buser, T. and Yuan, H. (2019). Do women give up competing more easily? Evidence from the lab and the Dutch Math Olympiad American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 11(3):225--252.
Buser, T., Gerhards, L. and van der Weele, J. (2018). Responsiveness to feedback as a personal trait Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 56(2):165--192.
Buser, T., Geijtenbeek, L. and Plug, E. (2018). Sexual orientation, competitiveness and income Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 151:191--198.
Buser, T., Oosterbeek, H., Plug, E., Ponce, J. and Rosero, J. (2017). The impact of positive and negative income changes on the height and weight of young children World Bank Economic Review, 31(3):786--808.
Buser, T., Dreber, A. and Mollerstrom, J. (2017). The impact of stress on tournament entry Experimental Economics, 20(2):506--530.
Buser, T., Peter, N. and Wolter, S. (2017). Gender, competitiveness, and study choices in high school: Evidence from Switzerland American Economic Review, 107(5):125--130.
Buser, T. (2015). The effect of income on religiousness American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 7(3):178--195.
Buser, T., Niederle, M. and Oosterbeek, H. (2014). Gender, competitiveness and career choices Quarterly Journal of Economics, 129(3):1409--1447.
Buser, T. (2012). The impact of the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptives on competitiveness Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 83(1):1--10.
Buser, T. and Peter, N. (2012). Multitasking Experimental Economics, 15(4):641--655.
Buser, T. (2012). Digit ratios, the menstrual cycle and social preferences Games and Economic Behavior, 76(2):457--470.