This study replicates and extends the work of Falk and Hermle (2018. “Relationship of Gender Differences in Preferences … to Economic Development and Gender Equality.” Science 362 (6412): eaas9899), who hypothesized that gender differences in … economic preferences (patience, altruism, willingness to take risks, negative and positive reciprocity, and trust) were related …

to take risks, patience, altruism, positive and negative reciprocity as well as trust. Gender differences in preferences … differential economic and social outcomes between the genders. Here, we present a global investigation of gender differences in six … were positively related to economic development and gender equality. This suggests that greater availability of and equal …

to take risks, patience, altruism, positive and negative reciprocity as well as trust. Gender differences in preferences … differential economic and social outcomes between the genders. Here, we present a global investigation of gender differences in six … were positively related to economic development and gender equality. This suggests that greater availability of and equal …

This paper investigates how high school gender composition affects students' participation in STEM at college. Using … Danish administrative data, we exploit idiosyncratic within-school variation in gender composition. We find that having a … larger proportion of female peers reduces women's probability of enrolling in and graduating from STEM programs. Men's STEM …

This paper investigates how high school gender composition affects students' participation in STEM at college. Using … Danish administrative data, we exploit idiosyncratic within-school variation in gender composition. We find that having a … larger proportion of female peers reduces women's probability of enrolling in and graduating from STEM programs. Men's STEM …

reflect and perpetuate gender norms that limit women's economic participation, and removal of these impediments through legal …It is well established that a wide range of legal impediments in countries' domestic laws have prevented women from … reform has been shown to be an effective method to catalyze greater participation of women in the economy-along with the …