overconfidence combined with competitive workplace incentives affects gender equality in the labor market. Our main result is that …

Gender differences in overconfidence are well documented in the empirical literature, but their impact on labor market … a theoretical analysis of how men's relatively higher overconfidence shapes gender differences in the labor market …

This paper presents evidence from a large-scale study on gender differences in expected wages before labor market entry …. Based on data for over 15,000 students, we document a significant and large gender gap in wage expectations that resembles … reservation wages and that a difference in plans about "boldness" during prospective wage negotiations pertains to gender …

This paper presents evidence from a large-scale study on gender differences in expected wages before labor market entry …. Based on data for over 15,000 students, we document a significant and large gender gap in wage expectations that resembles … reservation wages and that a difference in plans about "boldness" during prospective wage negotiations pertains to gender …

Gender differences in overconfidence have been extensively documented in the empirical literature, but the implications …, combined with competitive job incentives, affects gender equality in the labor market and discuss policy implications. The …

Using panel data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), we document that gender differences in wages … almost double during the first 20 years of labor market experience and that there are substantial gender differences in … employment and hours of work during the life cycle. A large portion of gender differences in labor market attachment can be …