We study whether a woman's labor supply as a young adult is shaped by the work behavior
of her adolescent peers' mothers. Using detailed information on a sample of US teenagers …

We study the effect of preferences for boys on the performance in mathematics of girls, using
evidence from two different data sources. In our first set of results, we identify families with a …

I examine how one central aspect of the family environment—sibling sex composition—
affects women's gender conformity. Using Danish administrative data, I causally estimate the …

In this article, we investigate the contribution of increasing travel times to the persistent
gender gap in labor market participation. In doing so, we estimate the effect of commuting …

The economics literature on gender has expanded considerably in recent years, fueled in
part by new sources of data, including from experimental studies of gender differences in …

We study how peer beliefs shape individual attitudes toward maternal labor supply using
realistic hypothetical scenarios that elicit recommendations on the labor supply choices of a …

We examine how the gender of a sibling affects labor market outcomes and family formation.
Identification is complicated by parental preferences: if parents prefer certain sex …

This research investigates the role of parents in explaining the surprisingly low presence of
women among inventors despite their increase among graduates from science, technology …

I examine how one central aspect of the childhood family environment—sibling gender
composition—affects women's gender conformity, measured through their choice of …

Does growing up with a sister rather than a brother affect personality? In this article, we
provide a comprehensive analysis of the effects of siblings' gender on adults' personality …