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13 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 18242
Casting a Long Shadow: How Parental Risky Behaviors Impair Child Development in Russia
Lucia Mangiavacchi, Luca Piccoli, Steven Stillman
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17733
Top-Performing Girls Are More Impactful Peer Role Models than Boys, Teachers Say
Sofoklis Goulas, Rigissa Megalokonomou, Panagiotis Sotirakopoulos
published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2025, 122 (6), e2421436122
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17271
Gender Role Models in Education
Sofoklis Goulas, Bhagya N. Gunawardena, Rigissa Megalokonomou, Yves Zenou
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17261
The Impact of Role Models on Youths' Aspirations, Gender Attitudes and Education in Somalia
Elijah Kipchumba, Catherine Porter, Danila Serra, Munshi Sulaiman
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16607
Reaching for Gold! The Impact of a Positive Reputation Shock on Career Choice
Daniel Goller, Stefan C. Wolter
published in: European Economic Review, 2025, 175, 105017
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16331
How Does Gender Quota Shape Gender Attitudes?
Yen-Chien Chen, Elliott Fan, Yu-Hsin Ho, Matthew Yi-Hsiu Lee, Jin-Tan Liu
published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2025, 174, 103451.
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. 13207
Prosocial Behavior in the Time of COVID-19: The Effect of Private and Public Role Models
Martin Abel, Willa Brown
published in: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 2022, 101, 101942
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
published in The Economic Journal, 133.653: 1773-1809 (2023).
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12234
Out-Of-Partnership Births in East and West Germany
Uwe Jirjahn, Cornelia Struewing
revised version by Uwe Jirjahn and Cornelia Chadi published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2020, 18 (3), 853-881
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. 6740
Why Do Entrepreneurial Parents Have Entrepreneurial Children?
Matthew J. Lindquist, Joeri Sol, Mirjam C. van Praag
published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, 32 (2), 269–296
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6038
On Intergenerational Transmission of Reading Habits in Italy: Is a Good Example the Best Sermon?
Anna Laura Mancini, Chiara Monfardini, Silvia Pasqua
published as 'Is a Good Example the Best Sermon? Children's Imitation of Parental Reading' in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2017, 15 (3), 965 - 993
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