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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 13,000 papers, IZA's publication flagship is the most influential working paper series in labor economics. 

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119 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14074
Gender and Educational Achievement: Stylized Facts and Causal Evidence
Judith Delaney, Paul J. Devereux
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
Tae Hoon 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
forthcoming in: World Development
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
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13461
The Gender Gap in Time Allocation in Europe
J. Ignacio Gimenez-Nadal, José Alberto Molina
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
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, 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
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 forthcoming as 'Gender Equality and the Math Gender Gap' in: Economics of Education Review
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12306
The Gender Promotion Gap: Evidence from Central Banking
Laura Hospido, Luc Laeven, Ana Lamo
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
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
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
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, February 2018, vol. 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
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
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 [Online Access]
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
R & R Scandinavian Journal of Economics
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
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 P. 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
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, May 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
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
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, 2015, 1-23.
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
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7224
Women, Medieval Commerce, and the Education Gender Gap
Graziella Bertocchi, Monica Bozzano
revised version published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2016, 44, 496-521
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7181
Is the Persistent Gender Gap in Income and Wages Due to Unequal Family Responsibilities?
Nikolay Angelov, Per Johansson, Erica Lindahl
forthcoming as 'Parenthood and the Gender Gap in Pay' in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, 34 (3)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6983
Assortative Matching and Gender
Luca Paolo Merlino, Pierpaolo Parrotta, Dario Pozzoli
published in: Industrial Relations, 2018, 57 (4), 671-709.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6978
Gender Gaps in Spain: Family Issues and the Career Development of College Educated Men and Women
Ainara González de San Román, Sara de la Rica
Published as "Gender Gaps in Spain: The Role of Children in Career Development" in: Boeri, Patacchini and Peri (eds), Unexplored Dimensions of Discrimination, Oxford University Press 2015
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6334
The Demographic Transition: Causes and Consequences
Oded Galor
published in: Cliometrica, 6(1), 1-28
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6173
How Does Education Affect the Earnings Distribution in Urban China?
Le Wang
published online in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2012, [Early View]
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6135
Reforms, Growth and Persistence of Gender Gap: Recent Evidence from Private School Enrolment in India
Pushkar Maitra, Sarmistha Pal, Anurag Sharma
Revised version published as “Economic Reforms and Growth of Private School Enrolment in India: Is There a Cause for Concern?” in: Sonalde Desai, Pallavi Choudhuri, and Amaresh Dubey (eds.), “India’s Social and Economic Transformation in 21st Century”, Routledge (forthcoming)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6046
The Disappearing Gender Gap: The Impact of Divorce, Wages, and Preferences on Education Choices and Women's Work
Raquel Fernández, Joyce Cheng Wong
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5935
Gender Gaps across Countries and Skills: Supply, Demand and the Industry Structure
Claudia Olivetti, Barbara Petrongolo
published in: Review of Economic Dynamics, 2014, 17 (4), 842-859
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5825
The Effect of Public Sector Employment on Women's Labour Market Outcomes
Brindusa Anghel, Sara de la Rica, Juan J. Dolado
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