IZA Discussion Papers

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 MathÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â¦ 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