This paper studies whether sibling gender affects personality traits. We use the idea that if parents decide to have a …-born sibling's gender and the first sibling's personality traits is causal. We employ longitudinal data from a large British cohort … 16), when controlling for among others family size, and when applying corrections for multiple hypothesis tests …

analysis of the effects of siblings' gender on adults' personality, using data from 85,887 people from 12 large representative … Five. We found no meaningful causal effects of the gender of the next younger sibling, and no associations with the gender … subsamples, our results suggest that siblings' gender does not systematically affect personality. …

associations cannot be interpreted as causal. This is the first paper that studies the causal effect of a life event - the gender … - 2020) I find that having a first-born daughter instead of son increases fathers' extraversion. The gender of the first …

that emphasize the role of gender differences in psychological traits, preferences for non-pecuniary (family-friendly) job …Occupational differences by gender remain a common feature of labor markets. We begin by documenting recent trends in …'s occupational choices and the gender wage gap. Finally, we consider the role of gender identity and social norms in shaping …

The growing gender gap in educational attainment between men and women has raised concerns that the skill development … of boys may be more sensitive to family disadvantage than that of girls. Using the National Longitudinal Study of … produces a similar pattern of results. We conclude that focusing on gender differences in behavior in school may not lead to …

differing rewards across gender that cannot be explained with productivity. We investigate if personality traits affect the … likelihood of making it to the top income quintile within an occupation differently by gender using UK Household Longitudinal … gender norms for wages. Further, female legislators and senior officials who are conscientious, extraverted, neurotic and …

, education and personality skills do not always raise the family earnings of women in this cohort, as women with very high …