Helsinki GSE Discussion Papers

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Helsinki GSE Discussion Papers

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  • Gender Gaps
  • Gender Differences
  • Mass Transit
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  • Childhood Gender Nonconformity and Gender Gaps in Life Outcomes

    Abigail R. Banan, Torsten Santavirta, and Miguel Sarzosa

    We study the role of childhood gender conformity in generating gender gaps. We present a conceptual framework that uses gender norms to explain why some women make less profitable choices than …

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  • Planning for Family Succession

    Ciprian Domnisoru and Robert A. Miller

    Sons succeed their exiting CEO parents more often than daughters. How do entrepreneurial families reach this gender imbalance, and how does it affect the prospects of their firms and their offspring? …

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  • Who Benefits from Faster Public Transit?

    Prottoy Akbar

    Lower income commuters are more likely to ride and reside near public transit within cities, but do they also benefit more from faster transit travel? Combining survey data on travel behavior with …

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