Gender differences in the propensity to apply for promotion

Evidence from the Italian Scientific Qualification

We analyse gender differences in the propensity to apply for academic promotion credentials in Italy exploiting a new national credential granting system with randomly assigned committee members. Controlling for productivity and a number of individual and field characteristics, we find that women ha...

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Volume:	69
Main Author:	De Paola, Maria Ponzo, Michela Scoppa, Vincenzo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	OXFORD OXFORD UNIV PRESS 2017 Oxford University Press
published in:	Oxford economic papers Vol. 69; no. 4; pp. 986 - 1009
Data of publication:	2017
ISSN:	0030-7653 1464-3812 1464-3812
EISSN:	1464-3812
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	Persönlichkeitspsychologie Qualifikation Aversion Wissenschaftler Risiko Geschlechtsspezifischer Unterschied Hochschullehrer Italien Erwerbsverlauf Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Sex differences (Psychology) Influence Scientists Social aspects Human resource management Employee promotions Italy ECONOMICS PROFESSION WOMEN PERFORMANCE COMPETITION FIELD EXPERIMENT LABOR-MARKET PAY GAP PERSIST
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