IZA Discussion Papers

revised version published as 'Intergenerational Transmission of Gender Social Norms and Teenage Smoking' in: Social Science and Medicine, 2019, 222, 122-132

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10104

The "Entrepreneurial Boss" Effect on Employees' Future Entrepreneurship Choices: A Role Model Story?

Vera Rocha, Mirjam C. van Praag

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10079

Teaching Accreditation Exams Reveal Grading Biases Favor Women in Male-Dominated Disciplines in France

Thomas Breda, Melina Hillion

forthcoming in: Science Magazine

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10053

The Gender Gap in Mathematics Achievement: Evidence from Italian Data

Maria Laura Di Tommaso, Silvia Mendolia, Dalit Contini

published in Economics of Education Review, 2017, 58, 32-42.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10052

Like Father, Like Daughter (Unless There Is a Son): Sibling Sex Composition and Women's STEM Major Choice in College

Umut Oguzoglu, Serkan Ozbeklik

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9984

Gendered Entrepreneurship Networks

Simen Markussen, Knut Røed

revised version published as 'The Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship - The Role of Peer Effects' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2017, 134, 356-373

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9956

LATE for the Meeting: Gender, Peer Advising, and College Success

Jimmy R. Ellis, Seth Gershenson

published in: Labour Economics, 2020, 62.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9933

Commuting Time and Sex Ratios in the US

J. Ignacio Gimenez-Nadal, José Alberto Molina, Jorge Velilla

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9904

Equal but Inequitable: Who Benefits from Gender-Neutral Tenure Clock Stopping Policies?

Heather Antecol, Kelly Bedard, Jenna Stearns

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9669

Gender in Jeopardy!: The Role of Opponent Gender in High-Stakes Competition

Michael Jetter, Jay K. Walker

published in: European Economic Review, 2017

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9659

The Evolution of Gender Gaps in Industrialized Countries

Claudia Olivetti, Barbara Petrongolo

published in Annual Review of Economics, 2016, 8: 405-434.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9649

Does It Pay to Care? Prosocial Engagement and Employment Opportunities

Stijn Baert, Suncica Vujic

revised version published as 'Does it Pay to Care? Volunteering and Employment Opportunities' in: Journal of Population Economics [Online Access]

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9645

Television, Cognitive Ability, and High School Completion

Øystein Hernaes, Simen Markussen, Knut Røed

revised version published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2019, 54 (2), 371-400

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9560

Informal Fee Elimination and Student Performance: Evidence from The Gambia

Leanne Giordono, Todd Pugatch

published as: "Non-tuition Costs, School Access and Student Performance: Evidence from the Gambia," Journal of African Economies, 2017, 26 (2): 140-168.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9535

Gender Gaps in Early Educational Achievement

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Julie Moschion

Published in Journal of Population Economics 2017 30(4): 1093–1134

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9533

Gender Identity and Relative Income within Households: Evidence from Sweden

Karin Hederos Eriksson, Anders Stenberg

R & R Scandinavian Journal of Economics

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9471

Gender Identity and Women's Supply of Labor and Non-Market Work: Panel Data Evidence for Germany

Anna Wieber, Elke Holst

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9446

Competitiveness and the Gender Gap among Young Business Professionals

Ernesto Reuben, Paola Sapienza, Luigi Zingales

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9417

Gender Gaps in Performance: Evidence from Young Lawyers

Ghazala Azmat, Rosa Ferrer

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9255

Explaining the Gender Wage Gap: Estimates from a Dynamic Model of Job Changes and Hours Changes

Kai Liu

published in: Quantitative Economics, 2016, 7, 411- 447

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9129

Financial Constraints and Girls' Secondary Education: Evidence from School Fee Elimination in The Gambia

Moussa P. Blimpo, Ousman Gajigo, Todd Pugatch

published in: World Bank Economic Review, 2019, 33 (1), 185-208

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9117

What Drives the Reversal of the Gender Education Gap? Evidence from Germany

Regina T. Riphahn, Caroline Schwientek

published in: Applied Economics, 2015, 47 (53), 5748-5775

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8982

Uncovering the Gender Participation Gap in the Crime Market

Evelina Gavrilova, Nadia Campaniello

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8934

Game, Set, and Match: Do Women and Men Perform Differently in Competitive Situations?

Michael Jetter, Jay K. Walker

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2015, 119, 96-108

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8859

Gender Differences in Attitudes Towards Competition: Evidence from the Italian Scientific Qualification

Maria De Paola, Michela Ponzo, Vincenzo Scoppa

published as 'Gender differences in the propensity to apply for promotion: evidence from the Italian Scientific Qualification' in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2017, 69 (5), 986 - 1009.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8602

Do Female Executives Make a Difference? The Impact of Female Leadership on Gender Gaps and Firm Performance

Luca Flabbi, Mario Macis, Andrea Moro, Fabiano Schivardi

published in: Economic Journal, 2019, 129 (622), 2390-2423

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8379

The Math Gender Gap: The Role of Culture

Natalia Nollenberger, Núria Rodríguez-Planas, Almudena Sevilla

substantially revised version published in: American Economic Review, May 2016, 106 (5): 257-61

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8347

Family Structure and the Education Gender Gap: Evidence from Italian Provinces

Graziella Bertocchi, Monica Bozzano

revised version published in: CESifo Economic Studies, Special Issue on the Determinants of Gender Gaps, 2015, 61, 263-300

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8305

The Gender Wage Gap: Does a Gender Gap in Reservation Wages Play a Part?

Marco Caliendo, Wang-Sheng Lee, Robert Mahlstedt

substantially revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2017, 136, 161-173.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8226

Migration, Education and the Gender Gap in Labour Force Participation

Ilhom Abdulloev, Ira N. Gang, Myeong-Su Yun

published in: European Journal of Development Research, 2014, 26 (4), 509–526

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8134

Gender Gaps and the Rise of the Service Economy

L. Rachel Ngai, Barbara Petrongolo

published in: American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2017, 9, 1-44

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7904

Parenthood and Productivity of Highly Skilled Labor: Evidence from the Groves of Academe

Matthias Krapf, Heinrich W. Ursprung, Christian Zimmermann

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7849

Beneath the Surface: The Decline in Gender Injury Gap

Tiziano Razzolini, Roberto Leombruni, Giovanni Mastrobuoni, Mario Pagliero

substantially revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2014, 30, 282-288

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7710

Women Labor Market Participation in Europe: Novel Evidence on Trends and Shaping Factors

Angela Cipollone, Eleonora Patacchini, Giovanna Vallanti

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7688

Is Climbing Difficult? A Gendered Analysis on the Use of Financial Services in Ghana and South Africa

Samuel Annim, Thankom Gopinath Arun

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7678

Why So Few Women on Boards of Directors? Empirical Evidence from Danish Companies 1997-2007

Pierpaolo Parrotta, Nina Smith

published in: Journal of Business Ethics, 2015, 1-23.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7585

Cycling to School: Increasing Secondary School Enrollment for Girls in India

Karthik Muralidharan, Nishith Prakash

published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2017, 9 (3), 321- 350

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7224

Women, Medieval Commerce, and the Education Gender Gap

Graziella Bertocchi, Monica Bozzano

revised version published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2016, 44, 496-521

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7181

Is the Persistent Gender Gap in Income and Wages Due to Unequal Family Responsibilities?

Nikolay Angelov, Per Johansson, Erica Lindahl

forthcoming as 'Parenthood and the Gender Gap in Pay' in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, 34 (3)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6983

Assortative Matching and Gender

Luca Paolo Merlino, Pierpaolo Parrotta, Dario Pozzoli

published in: Industrial Relations, 2018, 57 (4), 671-709.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6978

Gender Gaps in Spain: Family Issues and the Career Development of College Educated Men and Women

Ainara González de San Román, Sara de la Rica

Published as "Gender Gaps in Spain: The Role of Children in Career Development" in: Boeri, Patacchini and Peri (eds), Unexplored Dimensions of Discrimination, Oxford University Press 2015

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6334

The Demographic Transition: Causes and Consequences

Oded Galor

published in: Cliometrica, 6(1), 1-28

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6173

How Does Education Affect the Earnings Distribution in Urban China?

Le Wang

published online in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2012, [Early View]

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6135

Reforms, Growth and Persistence of Gender Gap: Recent Evidence from Private School Enrolment in India

Pushkar Maitra, Sarmistha Pal, Anurag Sharma

Revised version published as “Economic Reforms and Growth of Private School Enrolment in India: Is There a Cause for Concern?” in: Sonalde Desai, Pallavi Choudhuri, and Amaresh Dubey (eds.), “India’s Social and Economic Transformation in 21st Century”, Routledge (forthcoming)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6046

The Disappearing Gender Gap: The Impact of Divorce, Wages, and Preferences on Education Choices and Women's Work

Raquel Fernández, Joyce Cheng Wong

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5935

Gender Gaps across Countries and Skills: Supply, Demand and the Industry Structure

Claudia Olivetti, Barbara Petrongolo

published in: Review of Economic Dynamics, 2014, 17 (4), 842-859

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5825

The Effect of Public Sector Employment on Women's Labour Market Outcomes

Brindusa Anghel, Sara de la Rica, Juan J. Dolado

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5347

Is Earnings Nonresponse Ignorable?