IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12182

Girls' and Boys' Performance in Competitions: What We Can Learn from a Korean Quiz Show

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 187, 431-447.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12176

It's Not Just for Boys! Understanding Gender Differences in STEM

published as 'Understanding Gender Differences in STEM: Evidence from College Applications' in: Economics of Education Review, 2019, 72, 219-238

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12156

Born in the Family: Preferences for Boys and the Gender Gap in Math

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

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12144

Do Male Managers Increase Risk-Taking of Female Teams? Evidence from the NCAA

René Böheim, Christoph Freudenthaler, Mario Lackner

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12105

Intergenerational Transmission of Health at Birth from Mothers and Fathers

Osea Giuntella, Giulia La Mattina, Climent Quintana-Domeque

revised version published as 'Intergenerational Transmission of Health at Birth: Fathers Matter Too!' in: Journal of Human Capital, 2021, 17 (2), 284–313

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12100

Does Society Influence the Gender Gap in Risk Attitudes? Evidence from East and West Germany

Cornelia Chadi, Uwe Jirjahn

revised version published in: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 2024, 113, 102311

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12099

Female Leadership and Gender Gap within Firms: Evidence from an Italian Board Reform

Agata Maida, Andrea Weber

published in: ILR Review, 2022, 75 (2), 488-515

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12078

The Role of Body Weight for Health, Earnings and Life Satisfaction

Olaf Hübler

published in: Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2020, 240 (5), 653-676

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12067

What Drives Female Labor Force Participation? Comparable Micro-Level Evidence from Eight Developing and Emerging Economies

Stephan Klasen, Janneke Pieters, Manuel Santos Silva, Le Thi Ngoc Tu

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12059

Relationship of Gender Differences in Preferences to Economic Development and Gender Equality

Armin Falk, Johannes Hermle

published in: Science, 2018, 362 (6412) (data available here: https://gps.iza.org/home)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12052

What Stops Poor Girls from Going to College? Skill Development and Access to Higher Education in a Developing Country

Oswaldo Molina, Diego Santa María, Gustavo Yamada

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12029

The Effect of Increasing Immigration Enforcement on the Labor Supply of High-Skilled Citizen Women

Chloe N. East, Andrea Velasquez

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12026

Do Female Managers Help to Lower Within-Firm Gender Pay Gaps? Public Institutions vs. Private Enterprises

Iga Magda, Ewa Cukrowska-Torzewska

published as 'Do Women Managers Lower Gender Pay Gaps? Evidence from Public and Private Firms' in: Feminist Economics, 2019, 25 (4), 185 - 210

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12023

Does Paternity Leave Reduce Fertility?

Lídia Farré, Libertad González

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12022

Gender-Targeted Job Ads in the Recruitment Process: Evidence from China

Peter J. Kuhn, Kailing Shen, Shuo Zhang

published as 'Gender-Targeted Job Ads in the Recruitment Process: Facts from a Chinese Job Board in: Journal of Development Economics, 2020, 147, 201531.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12021

Gender Quotas or Girls' Networks? Evidence from an Italian Research Selection

Daniele Checchi, Simona Cicognani, Nevena Kulic

published in: Work Employment and Society 2019, 33 (3), 462-482

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12021

Gender Quotas or Girls' Networks? Evidence from an Italian Research Selection

Daniele Checchi, Simona Cicognani, Nevena Kulic

published in: Work Employment and Society 2019, 33 (3), 462-482

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12020

Connecting to Economic Opportunity? The Role of Public Transport in Promoting Women's Employment in Lima

Daniel Martinez, Oscar A. Mitnik, Edgar Salgado, Lynn Scholl, Patricia Yanez-Pagans

revised version published in: Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, 2020, 3, 1-23