• Economics of Education: Peer Effects and Mindset 

      Auestad, May Linn (PhD thesis UiS;539, Doctoral thesis, 2020-09)
      In a world where technology is becoming ever more important, children’s best chance to thrive in school, and later, succeed in the labor market is by striving towards exploiting their full potential and acquire an applicable ...
    • Gender, Risk, and Leadership 

      Nur, Yaldiz (PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2022-04)
      Daily human interactions are likely to bear the weight of society’s gendered expectations. Gender stereotypes (i.e., descriptive beliefs) manifested through such gendered expectations, garnered throughout history across ...
    • Household Production in an Egalitarian Society 

      Onozaka, Yuko; Hafzi, Kamran (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Norwegian national policies strongly incentivize double-earner households and gender equality, but various gender gaps persist both at work and at home. In these seemingly contradictory situations, what are the mechanisms ...
    • Image concerns in ex-ante self-assessments–Gender differences and behavioral consequences 

      Häckl-Schermer, Simone Valerie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06)
      While differences in confidence have been identified as a driver behind gender gaps in the labor market, less is known about the moderators of these differences. This paper uses a laboratory experiment to investigate how ...
    • Reducing the gender gap in early learning: Evidence from a field experiment in Norwegian preschools 

      Fidjeland, Andreas; Rege, Mari; Solli, Ingeborg Caroline Foldøy; Størksen, Ingunn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Substantial gender differences in key academic skills appear even before children start formal schooling. Although increasing investments in early-childhood programs is motivated by efforts to promote equality of opportunity ...