This study examines gender differences in overconfidence and decision-making in a high-stakes environment. Using data … on more than 40,000 individual attempts from international freediving competitions, we provide evidence that women, on … and can be partly explained by experience. There are no substantial gender differences on the intensive margin of …

This study analyzes the impact of gender and ethnic discrimination on redistributive preferences and productivity using … payment schemes for a real-effort task. Four payment schemes discriminate against women, men, whites, or people of color. Men …'s productivity slightly increases when they are discriminated against whereas productivity slightly decreases for women and people of …

opposite gender human capital and the analysis of its effect on the earning profiles of unique human capital holders. The … overwhelming research aim is to better understand the possible reasons behind gender wage disparities, focusing on the unique … features of male and female human capital and their returns. When assessing the gender pay disparities, variation of human …