In German surveys, educational attainment is typically assessed through two questionnaire items: the highest general school-leaving qualification and the highest vocational qualification or higher education degree. These items are often combined into one variable for analysis, but there is no...

Performance evaluations in interviews are central to employment decisions. We combine two field experiments, administrative data and video analysis to study the sources of gender gaps in interview evaluations. Leveraging 60,000 mock interviews on a platform for software engineers, we find that...

Subjective performance evaluation is an important part of hiring and promotion decisions. We combine experiments with administrative data to understand what drives gender bias in such evaluations in the technology industry. Our results highlight the role of personal interaction. Leveraging...