The gender ask gap measures the extent to which women ask for lower salaries than
comparable men. This article studies its role in generating wage inequality, using novel data …

This paper offers a novel theoretical explanation for the gender gap in job satisfaction,
where women typically report higher job satisfaction than men. We argue that rational family …

This paper studies parental beliefs about the returns to two factors affecting the development
and long-term outcomes of children:(i) parenting styles defined by warmth and control …

Universities are often criticised for perpetuating gender inequalities in the preparation of
students for the workforce. Employing a mixed methods approach, we explore whether …

This paper underlines the importance of accounting for non‐base compensation in
explaining the motherhood wage gap. We consider two alternative measures of hourly wage …

We present a natural field experiment on promoting pay equity through simple modifications
to the salary review process involving 623 middle managers and 8,951 subordinate …

We show that providing publicly available wage information in vacancies, so-called external
pay transparency, can reduce the gender gap in entry wages. There is an increasing interest …

Internships are an important and often mandatory part of academic education. They offer
valuable insights into the labor market but can also expose students to negative aspects of …

Male superintendents predominantly hold superintendency in K–12 public school districts in
the southern United States. The research problem was the underrepresentation of female …

This thesis presents four papers that use a combination of high-quality, comprehensive
administrative data from Austria and current empirical research designs to address different …