This dissertation consists of four distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of the economics of education … performance. Finally, chapter 5 presents new insights to gender gaps in adult cognitive skills, showing that they are highly …

This paper estimates gender differences in access to informal information regarding the labor market. We conduct a …/life balance relative to male students. This gender difference persists when students disclose that they are concerned about work … students' preferences for professionals and find that gender differences in information provision would remain if students …

This paper estimates gender differences in access to informal information regarding the labor market. We conduct a …/life balance relative to male students. This gender difference persists when students disclose that they are concerned about work … students' preferences for professionals and find that gender differences in information provision would remain if students …

This paper estimates gender differences in access to informal information regarding the labor market. We conduct a …/life balance relative to male students. This gender difference persists when students disclose that they are concerned about work … students' preferences for professionals and find that gender differences in information provision would remain if students …

This paper investigates beliefs concerning the gender gap in salary negotiations (GGSN) in a sample of 4,300 women, 1 …

discuss implications for pay transparency policies and the gender wage gap …

returns are differentially greater for men and account for a substantial proportion of the gender earnings gap. A comparison … women may also narrow the gender earnings gap. …

returns are differentially greater for men and account for a substantial proportion of the gender earnings gap. A comparison … women may also narrow the gender earnings gap …

to examine the effects of losing a parent on individual labor market outcomes and its contribution to gender earnings … significantly contributes to the gender pay gap. Lastly, we show that women experience a greater decline in earnings if their … for individuals who experience parental death and emphasize the role of informal care in contributing to gender pay …

data to examine the effects of losing a parent on individual labor market outcomes and its contribution to gender earnings … aggregate gender earnings gap. Our analysis demonstrates that both the mental health and family support channels are at play …