In addition to discrimination, market power, and human capital, gender differences in risk preferences might also … contribute to observed gender wage gaps. We conduct laboratory experiments in which subjects choose between a risky (in terms of … more likely than men to select the secure job, and these job choices accounted for between 40% and 77% of the gender wage …

at gender differences in bargaining behavior and in the effect of nominal weights. We find that women and men differ in … gender-specific effects. …

Previous studies explain the gender earnings gap by gender differences in choosing competitive and higher-paying jobs … study, we use a novel identification strategy to investigate: 1) how the gender earnings gap arises from individuals' self … rewarding tasks reduces the gender earnings gap without hurting the benefits of men …

. In addition personal attitudes such as willingness to take risks and relative self-assessment as well as gender affect …

We show that choices in competitive behavior may entail a gender wage gap. In our experiments, employees first choose a … employee has generated, the remuneration scheme chosen, and the employee's gender. Employers then decide how the pie will be … split, as in a dictator game. Whereas employers do not discriminate by gender when tournaments are chosen, they take …

Laboratory experiments involving a real effort task are conducted to examine the importance of gender differences in … competition aversion for generating gender wage gaps. Cross-subject design treatment and control experiments suggest that gender … differences in risk aversion play no significant role in competitive (tournament) vs. piece-rate job choices and consequent gender …

Wage transparency regulation is widely considered and adopted as a tool to reduce the gender wage gap. We combine field … that this regulation does not affect the gender wage gap. In an online laboratory experiment, we study whether the failure … of these types of information reduce the gender wage gap. Wage information even deters women from entering negotiations. …

at gender differences in bargaining behavior and in the effect of nominal weights. We find that women and men differ in … gender-specific effects …

such as offer distributions and outside options. This gender gap - which exists even controlling for overconfidence …