Previous research has shown that norms around the role of women in society could help explain the gender gap in … combined with birth certificates we uncover important heterogeneity in the transmission of gender biases within the family. We … find that gender role norms can explain the lower performance of girls in mathematics only in relatively affluent White …

This paper analyzes earnings inequality and earnings dynamics in Sweden over 1985-2016. The deep recession in the early … dynamics differ substantially by gender, education, and origin. Men face lower volatility than women, but their earnings growth …

of Sweden in 2000, we estimate the effect of education on stock market participation and risky asset holdings. We find …

We analyze changes in the gender structure at the top of the earnings distribution in the United States over the last … changes in industry and age composition to the change in the gender composition of top earners. A large proportion of the … gender gaps over the life cycle, and gender differences among lifetime top earners …