We exploit a natural experiment based on the Italian promotion system for associate and full professor positions to investigate gender differences in the willingness to enter competition. Using data on about 42,000 professors and controlling for productivity and a number of individual and field...

We exploit a natural experiment based on the Italian promotion system for associate and full professor positions to investigate gender differences in the willingness to enter competition. Using data on about 42,000 professors and controlling for productivity and a number of individual and field...

Despite tremendous advances in women’s educational attainment and employment over time, women still enrol into different fields of study than men and earn less once they enter the labour market. These aspects are interrelated, as fields of study preferred by women are associated with lower...

"In der Diskussion um Fachkräftebedarfe/-mangel richtet sich der Fokus häufig auf die sogenannten MINT-Berufe (Mathematik, Informatik, Naturwissenschaft und Technik). Diese Berufe gelten gemeinhin als 'Männerberufe'. Mögliche Engpässe können verhindert oder abgemildert werden, wenn...