Abstract:
Recent cross-cultural work documents that for some traits and economic preferences, gender differences increase with economic development and gender equality. Two main explanations have been given in the literature for this paradoxical finding: one, that increased availability of material resources allows individuals to express more freely their gender-specific interests, and another, that gender stereotypes are amplified by culture in postmaterialist societies. In this paper we study this paradoxical phenomenon and disentangle its explanations for the trait of competitiveness. Using a sample of over 500,000 students representative of 77 countries, we find evidence of a process of cultural transmission that leads to a decrease in the competitiveness of girls as societies become more developed and gender equal while keeping the competitiveness of boys high and stable across.

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2006年度より、東北⼤学に在籍する経済学研究者有志が集まって定期的に研究会を開催しております。本研究会では国際的学術雑誌への投稿を精⼒的に⾏っている第⼀線の研究者に研究発表をお願いしております。参加資格は特に設けませんので、報告論題に関⼼のある⽅は奮ってご参加ください。学内の⽅はもちろん、学外の⽅もご参加いただけます。
Since 2006, the Tohoku University Department of Economics has hosted a seminar series inviting economists actively engaged in research publishable in top international economics journals. If you're interested in this, feel free to join our seminar. Participation is open to all, with no restrictions.

使用言語 Language:
原則英語で開催いたします。但し、オーディエンスには日本語で質問する権利を認めますので、ご了承願います。
English is the primary language for the seminar, but feel free to ask questions in Japanese.

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