Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/161009 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 10386
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Can biology help us to better understand gender differences in labor market behavior and outcomes? This chapter reviews the emerging literature which sheds light on this question, considering research in four broad areas: i) behavioral endocrinology; ii) human genetics; iii) neuroeconomics; and iv) sensory functioning and time-space perceptions.
Subjects: 
gender wage gap
labor market outcomes
human biology
neuroeconomics
behavioral genetics
JEL: 
J31
A12
Z0
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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