Beliefs about Gender
Beliefs about Gender
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Nashville: American Economic Association
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English
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Nashville: American Economic Association
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We conduct laboratory experiments that explore how gender stereotypes shape beliefs about ability of oneself and others in different categories of knowledge. The data reveal two patterns. First, men’s and women’s beliefs about both oneself and others exceed observed ability on average, particularly in difficult tasks. Second, overestimation of abil...
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Beliefs about Gender
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2186800274
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2186800274
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0002-8282
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1944-7981
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10.1257/aer.20170007
