There is increasing evidence in favor of non-unitary models of the household. Moreover, gender norms and values have … provincial fixed effects. Exploiting large exogenous changes in education brought along by the Chinese 1986 Compulsory Education … attitudes towards gender norms, which suggests that transmission occurs at least partly through socialization and that policies …

We study the effect of an Iranian educational policy implemented in 2012 that restricted access to higher education for … a triple difference strategy across gender, cohorts and regions. We find that the admission cap was binding, as it …

Aspirations and plans for the future can influence investments made today. Gender gaps in these views can perpetuate … gender gaps in outcomes. In this paper, we explore how gender gaps in aspirations and expectations are affected by the local … labor market. Using a national longitudinal survey from Japan, we begin by documenting large gender differences in …

-stakes performance in selection processes may come along with gender differences unrelated to the determinants of subsequent performance. …

Can sustained exposure to females persistently modernize gender attitudes? I study the impact of female peers and … teachers on gender roles, perceived relative gender ability, and gender-related behaviors up to nine years later. For this, I … higher proportion of female peers weakens traditional gender views both for males and females, and that this translates into …

characteristic of same-age neighbors – their gender – affects a variety of high school and university outcomes. We exploit randomness … in the gender composition of local cohorts at birth from one year to the next. In a setting in which school assignment is …

We analyze the relationship between social gender norms and adolescents' occupational choices by combining regional … votes on constitutional amendments on gender equality with job application data from a large job board for apprenticeships …. Results show that adolescent males in regions with stronger traditional social gender norms are more likely to apply for …

characteristic of same-age neighbors—their gender—affects a variety of high school and university outcomes. We exploit randomness in … the gender composition of local cohorts at birth from one year to the next. In a setting in which school assignment is …