Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11384

Family Structure and the Turnout Gender Gap: Evidence from Italy

Giorgio Bellettini, Carlotta Berti Ceroni, Enrico Cantoni, Chiara Monfardini

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11321

Perceived Wages and the Gender Gap in STEM Fields

Aderonke Osikominu, Gregor Pfeifer

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11263

Closing the Gender Gap in Leadership Positions: Can Expanding the Pipeline Increase Parity?

Ryan Brown, Hani Mansour, Stephen D. O'Connell

published as 'Does local female political representation empower women to run for higher office? Evidence from state and national legislatures in India' in: World Bank Economic Review, 2022, 36 (1), 198-218

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11001

Sibling Gender Composition and Women's Wages

Angela Cools, Eleonora Patacchini

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10947

Choice of Majors: Are Women Really Different from Men?

Adriana Kugler, Catherine H. Tinsley, Olga Ukhaneva

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2021, 81, 102079

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10625

Let the Girls Learn! I It is not Only about Math... It’s about Gender Social Norm

Natalia Nollenberger, Núria Rodríguez-Planas

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2018, 62, 230-253

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10610

Efficient Supply of Human Capital: Role of College Major

Sungjin Cho, Jihye Kam, Soohyung Lee

published in: Singapore Economic Review, 2018, 63 (5), 1319-1343

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10505

The Economic Consequences of Family Policies: Lessons from a Century of Legislation in High-Income Countries

Claudia Olivetti, Barbara Petrongolo

published in: Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2016, 31, 205-230

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10455

Gender Disparities in Employment and Earnings in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Swaziland

Zuzana Brixiova Schwidrowski, Thierry Kangoye

updated and substantially revised and rewritten version available as IZA DP No. 14350

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10454

Working Hours, Promotion and the Gender Gap in the Workplace

Takao Kato, Hiromasa Ogawa, Hideo Owan

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10315

Sex-Differences in Language and Socio-Emotional Skills: Evidence from Large Scale Studies of Very Young Children

Rosangela Bando, Florencia López Bóo

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10313

Gender Gaps in the Effects of Childhood Family Environment: Do They Persist into Adulthood?

Anne Ardila Brenøe, Shelly Lundberg

published in: European Economic Review, 2018, 42 - 62

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10136

Money or Fun? Why Students Want to Pursue Further Education

Chris Belfield, Teodora Boneva, Christopher Rauh, Jonathan Shaw

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10134

Social Norms and Teenage Smoking: The Dark Side of Gender Equality

Núria Rodríguez-Planas, Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano

substantially 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

published in: Science Magazine, 2016, 353 (6298), 474 - 478

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 as 'Gender, peer advising, and college success' in: Labour Economics, 2020, 62, 101775

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9933

Commuting Time and Sex Ratios in the US

José 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

published in: American Economic Review, 2018, 108 (9), 2420 - 2421

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9669

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

Michael Jetter, Jay K. Walker

published as 'The gender of opponents: Explaining gender differences in performance and risk-taking' in: European Economic Review, 2018, 109, 238 - 256

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, 2018, 31, 819 - 836.

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' in: 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

published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2022, 124 (3), 744 - 772

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

published in: Journal of Finance, 2024, 79, 1087-1121

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9417

Gender Gaps in Performance: Evidence from Young Lawyers

Ghazala Azmat, Rosa Ferrer

published in: Journal of Political Economy, 2017, 125 (5), 1306-1355

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 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

published in: European Economic Review, 2018, 109, 289-304

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, 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

published in:Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2017, 140, 147-175

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

published as 'Female labour market participation in Europe: novel evidence on trends and shaping factors' in: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2014, 3, 18 (2014)

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, 2018, 147 (2), 445-467

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