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The IZA Discussion Paper Series (ISSN: 2365-9793) disseminates high-quality research by IZA network members to the scientific community and the interested public worldwide before they are later published in academic journals. Comprising over 14,000 papers, IZA's publication flagship is the most influential working paper series in labor economics. 

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142 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15860
Do Role Models Matter in Large Classes? New Evidence on Gender Match Effects in Higher Education
Stephan 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
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15353
Job Location Decisions and the Effect of Children on the Employment Gender Gap
Andrea Albanese, Adrián Nieto, Konstantinos Tatsiramos
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15352
Gender Differences in STEM Persistence after Graduation
Judith 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
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15281
Gender Gaps in Early Wage Expectations
Andreas Leibing, Frauke Peter, Sevrin Waights, C. Katharina Spieß
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15250
Gender, Financial Literacy and Pension Savings
Alison Preston, Robert E. Wright
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-Völgyi, Nikki Shure
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
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14911
Adams and Eves: The Gender Gap in Economics Majors
Graziella Bertocchi, Luca Bonacini, Marina Murat
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
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14676
Bye Bye Ms. American Sci: Women and the Leaky STEM Pipeline
Jamin D. Speer
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
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
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
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
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14074
Gender and Educational Achievement: Stylized Facts and Causal Evidence
Judith 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
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
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 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
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13759
Children and the Remaining Gender Gaps in the Labor Market
Patricia Cortes, Jessica Pan
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
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
J. Ignacio Gimenez-Nadal, José Alberto Molina
forthcoming in: IZA World of Labor, 2022
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
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
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13174
Gender Differences in Professional Career Dynamics: New Evidence from a Global Law Firm
Ina Ganguli, Ricardo Hausmann, Martina Viarengo
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
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 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
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
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
forthcoming in: Journal of Human Resources
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
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
forthcoming in: The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2020
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
forthcoming in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2022
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
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
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
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10625
Let the Girls Learn! It is not Only about Math… It's about Gender Social Norms
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
forthcoming in: Singapore Economic Review
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 31: 205-230, 2016
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10455
Gender Disparities in Employment and Earnings in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Swaziland
Zuzana Brixiova, 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
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
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, 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," 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 online in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, First published: 05 February 2022
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
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
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
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