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Gender Differences in Performance in Competitive Environments: Evidence from Professional Tennis Players

Paserman, M. Daniele - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

This paper uses data from nine tennis Grand Slam tournaments played between 2005 and 2007 to assess whether men and women respond differently to competitive pressure in a setting with large monetary rewards. In particular, it asks whether the quality of the game deteriorates as the stakes become...

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Children, Kitchen, Church: Does Ethnicity Matter?

Zaiceva, Anzelika; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Gender role attitudes are well-known determinants of female labour supply. This paper examines the strength of those …

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Ethnic Self-Identification of First-Generation Immigrants

Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F; Zimmermann, Laura - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

for males and females separately, and controlling for pre- and post-migration characteristics. We find strong gender …

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Back-to-front Down-under? Estimating the Part-time/Full-time Wage Differential over the Period 2001-2003

Booth, Alison; Wood, Margi - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2006

In 2003, part-time employment in Australia accounted for over 42% of the Australian female workforce, nearly 17% of the male workforce, and represented 28% of total employment. Of the OECD countries, only the Netherlands has a higher proportion of working women employed part-time and Australia...

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Getting Ahead: The Determinants of Payoffs to Internal Promotion for Young U.S. Men and Women

Cobb-Clark, Deborah - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2001

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Back-to-front Down-under? Part-time/Full-time Wage Differentials in Australia

Booth, Alison; Wood, Margi - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2004

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Do Single-Sex Classes Affect Exam Scores? An Experiment in a Coeducational University

Booth, Alison L.; Cardona-Sosa, Lina; Nolen, Patrick - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2013

We examine the effect of single-sex classes on the pass rates, grades, and course choices of students in a coeducational university. We randomly assign students to all-female, all-male, and coed classes and, therefore, get around the selection issues present in other studies on single-sex...

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Gender and the Labor Market: What Have We Learned from Field and Lab Experiments?

Azmat, Ghazala; Petrongolo, Barbara - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

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 …

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Do Single-Sex Classes Affect Achievement? An Experiment in a Coeducational University

Booth, Alison L; Cardona Sosa, Lina; Nolen, Patrick - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

We examine the effect of single-sex classes on the pass rates, grades, and continued enrollment of students in a coeducational university. We randomly assign students to all-female, all-male, and coed classes and, therefore, get around the selection issues present in studies on single-sex...

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Salience, Risky Choices and Gender

Booth, Alison L; Nolen, Patrick - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

Risk theories typically assume individuals make risky choices using probability weights that differ from objective probabilities. Recent theories suggest that probability weights vary depending on which portion of a risky environment is made salient. Using experimental data we show that salience...

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