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possible outcome reporting bias using gender differences in risk attitudes. There is a strong consensus view in the …, however, does not support the consensus: only a tiny fraction of the replications displays gender differences. This striking … outcome reporting bias in the risk and gender literature. We find no evidence that the likelihood of reporting about gender …
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they behave the same as the males. Thus part of the observed gender difference in behavior under uncertainty found in … previous studies might reflect social learning rather than inherent gender traits. …
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This paper presents the results of an experiment that completely measures the utility function and probability … individuals are found to be more risk averse, in agreement with common findings. Unlike previous studies that ascribed gender …
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bargaining. We study whether these barriers to joint decision-making keep female labor force participation low in India. In … partnership with one of India’s largest carpet producers, we offered a weaving job to 495 married women. We randomized whether job …
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look for evidence of a gender gap in dishonesty among elected representatives, as well as how this changes with time in … office. Based on a sample of 356 inexperienced and experienced local politicians in West Bengal, India, we combine survey … data on attitudes towards corruption with data from incentivized experiments. While we find little evidence of a gender gap …
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We analyze the effect of the coach's gender on risk-taking in women sports teams using data taken from National … Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball games. We find that the coach's gender has a sizable and significant effect on …
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This paper provides new evidence on gender bias in teaching evaluations. We exploit a quasi-experimental dataset of 19 …. Despite the fact that neither students' grades nor self-study hours are affected by the instructor's gender, we find that …' evaluations, is larger for mathematical courses and particularly pronounced for junior women. The gender bias in teaching …
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In this paper we study whether and how the belief that the gender of politicians affects their competence on different …-specific gender bias in elections which can describe both the presence of a real comparative advantage ('kernel-of-truth' case, or …
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entrepreneurial teams. In a lab-in-the-field experiment with Ugandan loan officers, we document gender discrimination of individual …We analyze gender discrimination in entrepreneurship finance. Access to finance is crucial for entrepreneurial success … female entrepreneurs, but no gender bias in the evaluation of entrepreneurial teams. Our results suggest that the observed …
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lab-in-the-field experiment with Ugandan loan officers, we document gender bias against individual female entrepreneurs …We analyze gender bias in entrepreneurship finance. Access to finance is crucial for entrepreneurial success, yet women …
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