such differences are driven by different attitudes towards competition. In our experiment subjects choose between a … social norms whose nature and origin we discuss. -- competition ; tournament ; piece rate ; gender ; risk-aversion ; relative … ability ; experiment …

We present a theoretical explanation of the gender wage gap which turns on the interaction between men and women in … households. In equilibria where men are over-represented in fulltime work, we show that firms rationally choose to hire women … industry of workers and does so in a competitive labor market where there exist no inherent gender differences. We test our …

We present a theoretical explanation of the gender wage gap which turns on the interaction between men and women in … households. In equilibria where men are over-represented in fulltime work, we show that firms rationally choose to hire women … industry of workers and does so in a competitive labor market where there exist no inherent gender differences. We test our …

In this paper, we develop a gender-specific crosswalk based on dual-coded Current Population Survey data to bridge the … sources. We show that our gender-specific crosswalk more accurately captures the trends in occupational segregation that are … their predecessors and/or encountering less labor market discrimination; during the 1970s and 1980s, however, there were …

Using PSID microdata over the 1980-2010, we provide new empirical evidence on the extent of and trends in the gender … explained little of the gender wage gap, while gender differences in occupation and industry continued to be important. Moreover …, the gender pay gap declined much more slowly at the top of the wage distribution that at the middle or the bottom and by …

Using PSID microdata over the 1980-2010, we provide new empirical evidence on the extent of and trends in the gender … explained little of the gender wage gap, while gender differences in occupation and industry continued to be important. Moreover …, the gender pay gap declined much more slowly at the top of the wage distribution that at the middle or the bottom and by …

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 …

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 …

on several economically-important beliefs and preferences. Among many results, non-binary individuals report more gender …-based discrimination and express different career and life aspirations, including less desire for children. Anti-non-binary sentiment is …

. -- gender ; competition ; incentives ; GRE ; high stakes ; low stakes ; test score gap …This paper studies how different demographic groups respond to incentives by comparing performance in the GRE …