This chapter surveys the contributions of laboratory experiments to labor economics. We
begin with a discussion of methodological issues: when (and why) is a lab experiment the …

This research paper examines the extent to which high-stakes competitive tests affect
gender gaps in standardized tests of Mathematics and Language. To this end, we estimate …

Researchers from economics, sociology, psychology, and other disciplines have studied the
persistent under-representation of women in science, technology, engineering, and …

Gender differences in competitiveness have been hypothesized as a potential explanation
for gender differences in education and labor market outcomes. We examine the predictive …

Psychological and socio-psychological factors are now more commonly discussed as
possible explanations for gender differences in labor market outcomes. We first describe the …

We analyze close elections between male and female mayoral candidates in Brazilian
municipalities to provide novel evidence on the role of women as policymakers. Using an …

Why aren't there more women in science? This paper begins to shed light on this question
by exploiting data from the US Air Force Academy, where students are randomly assigned to …

The mean and standard deviation in performance on math test scores are only slightly larger
for males than for females. Despite minor differences in mean performance, many more boys …

Using a controlled experiment, we investigate if individuals' risk preferences are affected by
(i) the gender composition of the group to which they are randomly assigned, and (ii) the …

We study the effect of providing relative performance feedback information on performance,
when individuals are rewarded according to their absolute performance. A natural …