• 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 ...