observed patterns in the team-entry gender gap: (1) a gender gap in confidence in others (i.e. women are less pessimistic about … paper reports the results of a real-effort experiment in which participants choose between an individual compensation scheme … and a team-based payment scheme. We find that women are more likely than men to select team-based compensation in our …

Using a controlled experiment, we examine the role of nurture in explaining the stylized fact that women shy away from … the average female avoids competitive behaviour more than the average male. This suggests that observed gender differences … might reflect social learning rather than inherent gender traits. …

We ran a field experiment in a Dutch retail chain consisting of 128 stores. In a random sample of these stores, we … growth, but only in stores where the store's manager and a large fraction of the employees have the same gender. Remarkably … tournament. Lastly, despite the substantial variation in team size, we find no evidence for free-riding. …

exploit state-by-cohort variation in ultrasound use in India as a unique quasi-experiment. We find that sex-selective abortion …

In a laboratory experiment, we show that subjects incorporate irrelevant group information into their evaluations of … equally well as individuals from better performing groups. Our experiment leaves room neither for statistical nor taste …

We ran a field experiment to investigate whether individual performance in teams depends on the gender of the leader …. Students were randomly matched in teams of three and in each team we randomly chose a leader with the task of coordinating the … work of the team. We find a positive and significant effect of female leadership on team performance. This effect is driven …

Using the European Community Household Panel, we investigate gender differences in training participation over the …

differentials between sectors by gender and between men and women by sector are carried out. Results indicate that when controlled … public administration, there is a large gender wage-gap in the private sector in favor of men. Private returns to schooling …

National Insurance Institute. The paper focuses on gender differences in work history patterns and, within each gender …?s labor market attachment is stronger than is generally presumed. Gender differences in employment interruptions are greater …

sample of professionals is decomposed into several subsamples: men and women and within each gender a distinction is made …). Comparisons by gender and ethnicity can then be made. Characteristics (endowments) and wage structures of the four groups are …