In this paper the extensive empirical literature on the gender wage gap is reviewed with particular attention given to … lead to inconsistent parameter estimates. On the other hand, empirical evidence on the gender wage gap hinges on the …

gender bias also lowers its per capita GDP …I examine how economic institutions which exhibit a socio-cultural bias against women may reduce the wealth of a nation … and undermine its economic wellbeing. In particular, I explore the origin of various types of gender gaps in a society and …

We provide evidence that culture is a source of pricing bias. In a sample of 1.9 million auction transactions in 49 … countries, paintings by female artists sell at an unconditional discount of 42.1%. The gender discount increases with measures … of country-level gender inequality — even in artist fixed effects regressions. Our results are robust to accounting for …

both increased competition and the enactment of equal treatment laws reduce the gender wage gap. … international data set on the gender wage gap, which is constructed via a meta-analysis of existing studies. The findings show that …

’ equities in investors’ portfolios nearly doubles, reducing (but not eliminating) the observed home bias. …