competition aversion for generating gender wage gaps. Cross-subject design treatment and control experiments suggest that gender … each period. The gender wage gap contribution of gender differences in competition aversion compared with the contribution …Laboratory experiments involving a real effort task are conducted to examine the importance of gender differences in …

This paper exploits data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) to re-examine the gender wage gap in Germany on … the basis of inequality-adjusted measures of wage differentials which fully account for gender differences in pay … distributions. The inequalityadjusted gender pay gap measures are significantly larger than suggested by standard indicators …

This paper exploits data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) to re-examine the gender wage gap in Germany on … the basis of inequality-adjusted measures of wage differentials which fully account for gender differences in pay … distributions. The inequality-adjusted gender pay gap measures are significantly larger than suggested by standard indicators …

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 …

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

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 4,279 episodes of the popular US game show Jeopardy!, we analyze whether the opponents' gender is able to explain … the gender gap in competitive behavior. Our findings indicate that gender differences disappear when women compete against … correctly, and (iii) respond correctly in high-stakes situations. Even risk preferences in wagering decisions, where gender …