More Women in Tech? Evidence from a Field Experiment Addressing Social Identity
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- Guadalupe, Maria & Del Carpio, Lucia, 2018. "More Women in Tech? Evidence from a field experiment addressing social identity," CEPR Discussion Papers 13234, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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Keywords
social norms; occupational segregation; identity;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
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