lecture I briefly survey some recent studies aiming to explain why apparently identical women and men receive such different … differences between men and women that might lead to gender wage gaps …

This paper addresses the behavioral puzzle of women’s preference for competition when competitors are also women. Using … in general, including ability, self-confidence and risk aversion, provide a satisfying explanation for women …’s substantive gender-related selection into competition. Nonetheless, women who are overconfident, i.e. over-estimate own abilities …

This paper addresses the behavioral puzzle of women's preference for competition when competitors are also women. Using … in general, including ability, self-confidence and risk aversion, provide a satisfying explanation for women …'s substantive gender-related selection into competition. Nonetheless, women who are overconfident, i.e. over-estimate own abilities …

lecture I briefly survey some recent studies aiming to explain why apparently identical women and men receive such different … differences between men and women that might lead to gender wage gaps. -- Glass ceiling ; experimental economics ; personality …