Gender differences in self-confidence could explain women's under representation in high-income occupations and glass … cannot reject the hypothesis that gender differences in self-confidence are equal to zero. In addition, the estimated pooling …

We use data from a gender-neutral dictator and public goods game setting to analyze differences in other … decisions and lower frequency of selfish decisions, free-riding and efficiency concerns for girls. Gender differences are … already established at approximately age 10. They cannot be explained by gender-specific increases in other …

elements in shaping gender differences in preferences. In fact, in matrilineal societies (Gong et al.; 2014; Gneezy et al …

, and differential responses to luck account for about half of the gender performance gap in our experiment. These findings …

economically important ways. To test this, we designed a controlled experiment using first year college students who made choices … observed gender differences in behaviour under uncertainty found in previous studies might partly reflect social learning … rather than inherent gender traits …

unexplored dimensions of gender differences and discuss their bearings on labor market outcomes. Experiments have offered new … findings on gender discrimination, and while they have identified a bias against hiring women in some labor market segments …. Experiments have also offered new insights into gender differences in preferences: women appear to gain less from negotiation …

In addition to discrimination, market power, and human capital, gender differences in risk preferences might also … contribute to observed gender wage gaps. We conduct laboratory experiments in which subjects choose between a risky (in terms of … more likely than men to select the secure job, and these job choices accounted for between 40% and 77% of the gender wage …

Using a controlled experiment, we examine the role of nurture in explaining the stylized fact that women shy away from … the average female avoids competitive behaviour more than the average male. This suggests that observed gender differences … might reflect social learning rather than inherent gender traits …

differences in the discount rates of men and women, we find gender differences in the character of hyperbolic discounting in which … women display greater patience in their quot;present bias.quot; We also identify a gender-mood interaction: Negative mood in …