IZA Discussion Papers

published as 'Peers, parents, and self-perceptions: the gender gap in mathematics self-assessment' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2025, 38, 33 (2025)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16055

Long-Term Effects of Recession on Parenthood Gender Inequality

Jinyoung Kim, Eunhye Kwak

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16050

Transitory Earnings Opportunities and Educational Scarring of Men

Jósef Sigurdsson

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15860

Do Role Models Matter in Large Classes? New Evidence on Gender Match Effects in Higher Education

Stephan Ernst Maurer, Guido Schwerdt, Simon Wiederhold

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15550

Gender Differences in High-Stakes Performance and College Admission Policies

Andreu Arenas, Caterina Calsamiglia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15549

City Size, Family Migration, and Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from Rural-Urban Migrants in China

Chunbing Xing, Xiaoyan Yuan, Junfu Zhang

published in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2022, 97, 103834

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15456

COVID-19 and the Gender Gap in University Student Performance

Massimiliano Bratti, Enrico Lippo

revised version forthcoming as: 'Effects of COVID-19 on Gender Gaps in Educational Outcomes of College Students in Italy' in: K. Couch (ed.), Handbook of Inequality and COVID-19, Edward Elgar, 2015

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15353

Job Location Decisions and the Effect of Children on the Employment Gender Gap

Andrea Albanese, Adrian Nieto Castro, Konstantinos Tatsiramos

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15352

Gender Differences in STEM Persistence after Graduation

Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published in: Economica, 2022, 89 (356), 862-883.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15287

Financial Literacy Amongst Young People: When Does the Gender Gap Begin?

Alison Preston, Robert E. Wright

published as 'When Does the Gender Gap in Financial Literacy Begin?' in: Economic Record, 2024, 100 (328), 44-73

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15281

Gender Gaps in Early Wage Expectations

Andreas Leibing, Frauke Peter, Sevrin Waights, C. Katharina Spieß

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2023, 94, 102398

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15250

Gender, Financial Literacy and Pension Savings

Alison Preston, Robert E. Wright

published in: Economic Record, 2023, 99 (324), 58-83

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15177

Measurements of Skill and Skill-Use Using PIAAC

Daiji Kawaguchi, Takahiro Toriyabe

published in: Labour Economics, 2022, 78, 102197.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15145

The Gender Gap in Top Jobs – The Role of Overconfidence

Anna Adamecz, Nikki Shure

published in: Labour Economics, 2022, 79, 102283

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14950

Men Are from Mars, and Women Too: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis of Overconfidence Experiments

Oriana Bandiera, Nidhi Parekh, Barbara Petrongolo, Michelle Rao

published in: Economica, 2022, 89 (S1), 38 - 70

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14911

Adams and Eves: The Gender Gap in Economics Majors

Graziella Bertocchi, Luca Bonacini, Marina Murat

published as 'Adams and Eves: High school math and the gender gap in Economics majors' in: Economic Inquiry, 2023, 61 (4), 798-817

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14829

Unpacking the Post-lockdown Employment Recovery of Young Women in the Global South

Douglas Scott, Richard Freund, Marta Favara, Catherine Porter, Alan Sanchez

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14711

COVID-19 and the Employment Gender Gap

Taiyo Fukai, Masato Ikeda, Daiji Kawaguchi, Shintaro Yamaguchi

published as 'COVID-19 and the employment gender gap in Japan' in: Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2023, 68, 101256.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14676

Bye Bye Ms. American Sci: Women and the Leaky STEM Pipeline

Jamin D. Speer

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2023, 93, 102371

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14611

Long-Term Consequences of Teaching Gender Roles: Evidence from Desegregating Industrial Arts and Home Economics in Japan

Hiromi Hara, Núria Rodríguez-Planas

forthcoming in: Journal of Labor Economics

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14572

Tackling the Gender Gap in Mathematics with Active Learning Methodologies

Maria Laura Di Tommaso, Dalit Contini, Dalila De Rosa, Francesca Ferrara, Daniela Piazzalunga, Ornella Robutti

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2024, 100, 102538

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14433

Do Women Give Up Competing More Easily? Evidence from Speedcubers

Chao Fang, Ernest Zhang, Junfu Zhang

published in: Economics Letters, 2021, 205, 109943.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14394

Gender Wage and Longevity Gaps and the Design of Retirement Systems

Francesca Barigozzi, Helmuth Cremer, Jean-Marie Lozachmeur

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 209, 2023, 263-287.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14368

A Generation of Italian Economists

Enrico Nano, Ugo Panizza, Martina Viarengo

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14186

Gender Gaps in Latin American Labor Markets: Implications from an Estimated Search Model

Mauricio Tejada, Claudia Piras, Luca Flabbi, Monserrat Bustelo

published in: Annals of Economics and Statistics, 2021, 142, 2021, 111-178

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14077

Adolescence Development and the Math Gender Gap

Cristina Borra, Maria Iacovou, Almudena Sevilla

published in: European Economic Review, 2023, 158, 104542

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14074

Gender and Educational Achievement: Stylized Facts and Causal Evidence

Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published as: The Economics of Gender and Educational Achievement: Stylized Facts and Causal Evidence, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance, Oxford University Press, August 2021

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14007

The Family Origin of the Math Gender Gap Is a White Affluent Phenomenon

Gaia Dossi, David N. Figlio, Paola Giuliano, Paola Sapienza

published in: AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 179 - 183

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13991

Gender Differences in Performance under Competition: Is There a Stereotype Threat Shadow?

Diogo Geraldes, Arno Riedl, Martin Strobel

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13922

The Gender Aspect of Immigrants' Assimilation in Europe

Taehoon Lee, Giovanni Peri, Martina Viarengo

published in: Labour Economics, 2022, 78, 102180

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13852

Do Nominations Close the Gender Gap in Competition?

John Ifcher, Homa Zarghamee

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13824

Gender Inequality during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Income, Expenditure, Savings, and Job Loss

Hai-Anh H Dang, Cuong Viet Nguyen

published in: World Development, 2021, 140, 105296.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13762

Work, Care and Gender during the COVID-19 Crisis

Claudia Hupkau, Barbara Petrongolo

published in: Fiscal Studies,2020, 41 (3), 623 - 652

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13759

Children and the Remaining Gender Gaps in the Labor Market

Patricia Cortes, Jessica Pan

published in: Journal of Economic Literature, 2023, 61 (4), 1359 - 1409

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13734

STEM Occupations and the Gender Gap: What Can We Learn from Job Tasks?

Jamin D. Speer

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13596

Competition and Career Advancement: The Hidden Costs of Paid Leave

Julian V. Johnsen, Hyejin Ku, Kjell G. Salvanes

latest version published online as 'Competition and Career Advancement' in: Review of Economic Studies, 13 October 2024

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13525

Driven to Succeed? Teenagers' Drive, Ambition and Performance on High-Stakes Examinations

John Jerrim, Nikki Shure, Gill Wyness

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13489

Promoting Female Interest in Economics: Limits to Nudges

Todd Pugatch, Elizabeth Schroeder

published in: American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 123-127

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13461

The Gender Gap in Time Allocation in Europe

José Ignacio Gimenez-Nadal, José Alberto Molina

published as 'The Gender Gap in Time Allocation' in: IZA World of Labor, 2022, 497

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13404

Changes in Female Employment in Mexico: Demographics, Economics, and Policies

Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Samuel Freije-Rodriguez, Mexico Alberto Vergara Bahena, Diego Cardozo Medeiros

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13378

Inequality in Personality over the Life Cycle

Miriam Gensowski, Mette Gørtz, Stefanie Schurer

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 184, 46-77

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13348

Italian Families in the 21st Century: Gender Gaps in Time Use and Their Evolution

Francesca Barigozzi, Cesare Di Timoteo, Chiara Monfardini

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13313

Comparative Advantage and Gender Gap in STEM

Sofoklis Goulas, Silvia Griselda, Rigissa Megalokonomou

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2024, 59 (6), 1937-1980

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13174

Gender Differences in Professional Career Dynamics: New Evidence from a Global Law Firm

Ina Ganguli, Ricardo Hausmann, Martina Viarengo

published in: Economica, 2021, 88 (349), 104 - 128

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13163

Do Female Role Models Reduce the Gender Gap in Science? Evidence from French High Schools

Thomas Breda, Julien Grenet, Marion Monnet, Clémentine Van Effenterre

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13143

Gender Gaps and the Structure of Local Labor Markets

Barbara Petrongolo, Maddalena Ronchi

published in: Labour Economics, 2020, 64, 101819

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13126

Gendered Language

Pamela Jakiela, Owen Ozier

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12902

Gender Promotion Gaps: Career Aspirations and Workplace Discrimination

Ghazala Azmat, Vicente Cuñat, Emeric Henry

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12846

The Effect of High School Rank in English and Math on College Major Choice

Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published as 'High School Rank in Math and English and the Gender Gap in STEM' in: Labour Economics, 2021, 69, 101969

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12785

Gender Gaps in Pay and Inter-Firm Mobility

Christian Bredemeier

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12711

Attainment and Gender Equality in Higher Education: Evidence from a Large Scale Expansion

Asena Caner, Merve Demirel-Derebasoglu, Cagla Okten

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12569

Gender Differences in Political Career Progression: Evidence from U.S. Elections

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

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12522

Gender Differences in Wage Expectations: Sorting, Children, and Negotiation Styles

Lukas Kiessling, Pia Pinger, Philipp K. Seegers, Jan Bergerhoff

published in: Labour Economics, 2024, 87, 12522

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12503

Girls' Comparative Advantage in Reading Can Largely Account for the Gender Gap in Math-Intensive Fields

Thomas Breda, Clotilde Napp

published in: PNAS, 2019, 116 (31), 15435-15440

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12436

Societal Inequalities Amplify Gender Gaps in Math

Thomas Breda, Elyès Jouini, Clotilde Napp

published in: Science Magazine, 2018, 359 (6381), 1219-1220

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12415

Female Science Advisors and the STEM Gender Gap

Serena Canaan, Pierre Mouganie

published as 'The Impact of Advisor Gender on Female Students’ STEM Enrollment and Persistence' in: Journal of Human Resources, 2023, 58 (2), 593-632

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12403

The Gender Gap in Informal Child Care: Theory and Some Evidence from Italy

Francesca Barigozzi, Helmuth Cremer, Chiara Monfardini

published in: Economia Italiana, 2019, 3, 66-98.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12391

Economic Incentives, Home Production and Gender Identity Norms

Andrea Ichino, Martin Olsson, Barbara Petrongolo, Peter Skogman Thoursie

forthcoming in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2024

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12371

Culture, Gender, and Math: A Revisitation

Brindusa Anghel, Núria Rodríguez-Planas, Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano

significantly revised version published as 'Gender Equality and the Math Gender Gap' in: Economics of Education Review. 2020, 79, 102064

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12306

The Gender Promotion Gap: Evidence from Central Banking

Laura Hospido, Luc Laeven, Ana Lamo

published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2022, 104 (5), 981 - 996

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11843

The Gender Gap in Attitudes and Test Scores: A New Construct of the Mathematical Capability

Maria Laura Di Tommaso, Anna Maccagnan, Silvia Mendolia

published as 'Going Beyond Test Scores: The Gender Gap in Italian Children's Mathematical Capability' in: Feminist Economics, 2021, 27 (3), 161-187

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11820

The Effects of Professor Gender on the Post-Graduation Outcomes of Female Students

Hani Mansour, Daniel I. Rees, Bryson Rintala, Nathan Wozny

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2022, 75 (3), 693 - 715

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11693

Is There a Male Breadwinner Norm? The Hazards of Inferring Preferences from Marriage Market Outcomes

Ariel J. Binder, David Lam

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2022, 57 (6), 1885-1914

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11639

How (Not) to Make Women Work?

Joanna Tyrowicz, Lucas van der Velde, Karolina Goraus-Tanska

published in: Social Science Research, 2018, 75, 154-167

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11624

Marathon, Hurdling or Sprint? The Effects of Exam Scheduling on Academic Performance

Sofoklis Goulas, Rigissa Megalokonomou

published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2020, 20 (2), 20190177.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11532

Math, Girls and Socialism

Quentin Lippmann, Claudia Senik

published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2018, 46 (3), 874-888.

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