TY - JOUR
T1 - Economic consequences of gender differences in behavior
AU - García-Segarra, Jaume
AU - Hernandez-Arenaz, Iñigo
AU - Rey-Biel, Pedro
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Author(s)
PY - 2025/8
Y1 - 2025/8
N2 - This paper serves as the opening for the Virtual Special Issue on the economic consequences of gender differences in behavior, published in the Journal of Economic Psychology. The issue aims to consolidate recent research exploring how gender differences in behavior, reflected in risk attitudes, competitiveness, and negotiation tendencies, impact economic outcomes and, in particular, may partially explain labor market differences across genders regarding occupational segregation, wage gaps, and disparities in career advancement. We provide an overview of the topic, highlighting the importance of understanding gender-specific economic behaviors and setting the stage for the detailed studies, and follow by introducing the articles included in the special issue, which use mainly experimental and empirical insights.
AB - This paper serves as the opening for the Virtual Special Issue on the economic consequences of gender differences in behavior, published in the Journal of Economic Psychology. The issue aims to consolidate recent research exploring how gender differences in behavior, reflected in risk attitudes, competitiveness, and negotiation tendencies, impact economic outcomes and, in particular, may partially explain labor market differences across genders regarding occupational segregation, wage gaps, and disparities in career advancement. We provide an overview of the topic, highlighting the importance of understanding gender-specific economic behaviors and setting the stage for the detailed studies, and follow by introducing the articles included in the special issue, which use mainly experimental and empirical insights.
KW - Gender difference
KW - Gender effects
KW - Glass ceiling beliefs
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105005090003&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.joep.2025.102818
DO - 10.1016/j.joep.2025.102818
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105005090003
SN - 0167-4870
VL - 109
JO - Journal of Economic Psychology
JF - Journal of Economic Psychology
M1 - 102818
ER -