that feature two novel contributions. Unlike other gender peer effects studies, a) we use a rich sample of schools and …

characteristic of same-age neighbors-their gender-affects a variety of high school and university outcomes. We exploit randomness in … the gender composition of local cohorts at birth from one year to the next. In a setting in which school assignment is …

This paper establishes the presence of a substantial gender gap in the relationship between state legislature service … and the subsequent pursuit of a Congressional career. The empirical approach uses a sample of mixed-gender elections to … legislature seats. This gender gap in advancing to Congress among state legislators is not generated by gender differences in …

. Evidence supports that this is a causal effect of the post-natal environment; family disadvantage is unrelated to the gender … gap in neonatal health. We conclude that the gender gap among black children is larger than among white children in …

retirement years and find that, on average, employed people maintain their life satisfaction upon retirement, while long … economic theory of individual utility. -- life satisfaction ; retirement ; unemployment ; identity ; social norm …

1993 and 1994. The husband is eligible for early retirement while the wife is not. The models aim at explaining labor … supply behavior of married couples the first twelve months after the husband became eligible for early retirement. Estimates …

This paper estimates gender differences in access to informal information regarding the labor market. We conduct a …/life balance relative to male students. This gender difference persists when students disclose that they are concerned about work … students' preferences for professionals and find that gender differences in information provision would remain if students …

concave redistribution may or may not be reversed. With couples only, the ranking of gender retirement ages is always reversed … first best that implies a lower retirement age for females can be implemented by a gender-neutral system. Otherwise, gender …-spans. We derive the optimal direction of redistribution and show how it is affected by a gender neutrality rule. With singles …

the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for …