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Gender Differences in Response to Competitive Organization? Differences Across Fields from a Product Development Platform Field Experiment

Boudreau, Kevin; Kaushik, Nilam - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Prior research, primarily based on lab experiments, suggests that females might be more averse to competition than males and could be more inclined towards collaboration, instead. Were these findings to generalize to adults across the workforce, there could be profound implications for...

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Why Do Couples and Singles Save During Retirement?

De Nardi, Mariacristina; French, Eric; Jones, John Bailey; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

While the savings of retired singles tend to fall with age, those of retired couples tend to rise. We estimate a rich … that while medical expenses are an important driver of the savings of middle-income singles, bequest motives matter for … of medical expenses and bequest motives is a crucial determinant of savings for all retirees. Hence, to understand …

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A Cross-Country Comparison of Old Age Financial Readiness in Asian Countries vs. the United States : The Case of Japan and the Republic of Korea

Ehrlich, Isaac; Yin, Yong - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

We pursue a cross-country comparison of relative financial readiness of older households in Japan and the Republic of Korea relative to the US. Our comparative analysis, using macro-level and harmonized longitudinal household financial data, covers the principal financial channels of old age...

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Retirement Outcomes : Impacts of Outreach

Viceisza, Angelino C. G.; Calhoun, Amaia; Lee, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

We review select literature on racial and ethnic disparities in retirement outcomes and the impact of outreach on such outcomes. First, there are significant disparities in retirement outcomes, reflecting a long history of racism and structural barriers. Second, there is comparatively little...

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Choi, James J. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

individuals. I cover advice on savings rates, the advisability of being a wealthy hand-to-mouth consumer, asset allocation, non …-mortgage debt management, simultaneous holding of high-interest debt and low-interest savings, and mortgage choices …

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Inventor Gender and Patent Undercitation : Evidence from Causal Text Estimation

Hochberg, Yael V.; Kakhbod, Ali; Li, Peiyao; Sachdeva, Kunal - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Implementing a state-of-the-art machine learning technique for causal identification from text data (C-TEXT), we document that patents authored by female inventors are under-cited relative to those authored by males. Relative to what the same patent would be predicted to receive had the lead...

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Non-Binary Gender Economics

Coffman, Katherine B.; Coffman, Lucas C.; Ericson, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Economics research has largely overlooked non-binary individuals. We aim to jump-start the literature by providing data on several economically-important beliefs and preferences. Among many results, non-binary individuals report more gender-based discrimination and express different career and...

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The Missing Link? Using LinkedIn Data to Measure Race, Ethnic, and Gender Differences in Employment Outcomes at Individual Companies

Berry, Alexander; Maloney, Elizabeth M.; Neumark, David - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Stronger enforcement of discrimination laws can help to reduce disparities in economic outcomes with respect to race, ethnicity, and gender in the United States. However, the data necessary to detect possible discrimination and to act to counter it is not publicly available - in particular, data...

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The Family Origin of the Math Gender Gap is a White Affluent Phenomenon

Dossi, Gaia; Figlio, David N.; Giuliano, Paola; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Previous research has shown that norms around the role of women in society could help explain the gender gap in mathematics, and that these norms could be transmitted within the family. Using data from the Florida Department of Education combined with birth certificates we uncover important...

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Gender Differences in (some) Formative Inputs to Child Development

Baker, Michael - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

While there is a large literature on gender differences in important childhood developmental inputs in developing countries, the evidence for developed countries is relatively limited. I investigate gender differences in some of these inputs in the US and Canada. In the US very low birthweight...

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